(p. f. sloan/s. barri)

don´t botter cryin´
don´t botter crawlin´
it´s all over now
no use in stallin´
the love i once felt
i don´t feel anymore for you
this time i´ll even
open the door for you

you walked out
when i was down
well now i´m well off
and look who´s comin´ around

where were you when i needed you
where were you when i wanted you
where were you when i needed you
where

you´re looking good
it´s hard to fight it
there´s no use explainin´
i´ve already decided
that livin´ without ya
is worse than without ya
i won´t spend a lifetime
a-worryin´ about ya

things got rough
and you dissappeared
now i´m back on my feet
and look who´s standing there

where were you when i needed you
where were you when i wanted you
where were you when i needed you
where

you were so young
and you were so wild
i knew you were nobody´s
innocent child
the first day i saw you
you really got me
i thought i could change ya
what good did it do me

things got rough
and i couldn´t wait
now you´re trippin´ back
but babe, it´s too late

where were you when i needed you
where were you when i wanted you
where were you when i needed you
where