Talk To Me
Barry Manilow Lyrics

After it was over,
After the end of an argument or fight

After the crying and
After everyone has stopped crying

All the angry shouting
All the yelling has stopped

When we've both just given up
When both parties feel hopeless

And you turned and closed the door
When one person leaves the room

I didn't know what was wrong anymore
One person does not understand the issue anymore

Than I did before
As much as they did before the argument

Maybe it was over
Perhaps the relationship is already over

When you stopped trying
When one person stopped putting in effort into the relationship

Or when I started doubting
When one person begins to doubt the relationship

Maybe you don't care enough
One person may feel the other does not care enough

Maybe I'm just scared you'll go
One person may be afraid the other will leave

But maybe what's really wrong is that
The root of the problem may lie elsewhere

I still don't really know
One person still does not know what went wrong

Talk to me quietly, peacefully
Speak calmly and without anger

Tell me what to do
One person wants advice from the other

Talk to me honestly, don't you see I need to talk to you
The importance of honest communication in a relationship

I need to hear that we're okay
One person needs reassurance that the relationship is okay

And say the things I meant to say
One person wants to express their true feelings

So, talk to me before
Address the issues at hand before it's too late

Before it's really over
Before the relationship is completely done

When it all was starting
Reflecting on the beginning of the relationship

When I first met you
The first time they met each other

We couldn't keep from talking
They had an instant connection and could talk to each other easily

I knew everything you felt
They had an understanding of each other's emotions

And I felt you knew me too
They had a connection and could understand each other well

Now I'm talking to myself
One person feels like they are not being heard

Or I'm just yelling back at you
The argument has escalated to yelling

How this could have happened
One person wonders how they got to this point

How I could loose you
One person worries about losing the other

Or you could think to leave me
One person worries about the other leaving

After where we started from
After all they've been through together

I'm too dumb I guess to see
One person feels like they are missing something

But you can't go till I do
One person does not want the other to leave

Any you know you owe that to me
One person feels like they have put too much into the relationship for the other to leave

Talk to me nicely, peacefully
Speak calmly and without anger

I don't want to fight
One person wants to avoid arguing

Talk to me nice and slow
One person wants the other to take their time when talking

So I'll know how to make it right
One person wants to make amends

I'm not afraid to take the blame
One person is willing to take responsibility

I'm just afraid we'll stay the same
One person is afraid of the relationship not improving

And we won't talk until
One person worries that they will not communicate

Until it's really over
Until the relationship has ended completely

I don't understand why you're always mad
One person does not understand the other's emotions

What could I have done?
One person wants to know how to fix the problem

What could be so bad?
One person wonders what went so wrong

Don't you want to know why I never sleep?
One person wants to share their feelings with the other

Look what we've become from all these secrets
The negative effects keeping secrets has had on the relationship

That we keep
The secrets they have been keeping from each other

When it's really over
When the relationship is completely over

'Cause I can't take it
One person cannot handle the heartbreak

Or you've walked out for the last time
The end of the relationship

When these years are just a dream
The past memories feel like a dream

And those tears somehow have dried
The pain has lessened over time

I can't wake up in my bed
One person does not want to wake up from the past

And regret what we never tried
One person does not want to regret not trying to save the relationship

So, please don't say it's over
One person begs the other not to end the relationship

Don't even think it
One person does not want the other to entertain the idea of ending things

Just think about the good times
Remembering the happy memories in the relationship

Think of all we've got to lose
Thinking about what they will lose if the relationship ends

And not who's done what to who
Putting the past behind them and looking towards the future

And when it comes time to choose
If the relationship is in jeopardy, the time may come to choose between each other

Think of who would still die for you
Remembering the importance of their love for each other

Make me understand
One person wants to comprehend the other's point of view

Say what you need to say
One person wants the other to express their true thoughts and emotions

By the way-take me by the hand
Physically comforting the other person

The only thing I ask of you
One person has a simple request for the other

Is please for once just listen to
One person wants the other to listen carefully

And talk to me before
Addressing any issues before it is too late

Before it's really over
Before the relationship is completely over

Talk to me
One person wants the other to communicate with them

Before it's really over
Before the relationship is completely over