All I Ever Wanted
Faith Hill Lyrics

Opened up my heart
I allowed myself to be vulnerable and open to love.

Start to feel again
I began to reawaken my emotions and feel things I had shut out before.

Take another step
I made progress towards finding love, even if it was just a small step.

Now I understand
I gained new knowledge and insight about finding true love and what it entails.

All the time I waited
I spent a significant amount of time waiting for love to come into my life.

All my faded plans
My past dreams and aspirations for love were starting to fade away.

Every single tragedy was leading up to someone that loves me like you
Each heartbreak and tough time in my life led me to the person who truly loves and cares for me.

In a world full of broken promises
The world around me is filled with unfulfilled promises and letdowns when it comes to love.

You were my portrait of truth
You represented honesty and true love in a world full of deceit and broken hearts.

And suddenly I confessed
I realized and admitted that you were the one I always wanted and needed by my side.

All I ever wanted
My deepest desire was to have someone like you in my life.

All I ever needed
You are the only thing I truly needed to feel complete.

It took a little pain
I had to go through some tough experiences to fully appreciate and understand the love I had with you.

To find what I believe in
I had to go through heartbreak and pain to understand what true love really means to me.

Open up my eyes
I began to see things in a new light with you in my life.

Finally I'm seeing
After waiting for so long, I finally found someone who truly loves and cares for me.

I ignored the stars
I didn't believe in the idea of destiny or finding the one person meant for me based on signs or symbols.

Each and every day
I went through the motions of life without truly pursuing love or a meaningful relationship.

Don't give them credit because All they ever did was bring me pain
I didn't believe in the idea of fate because I associated it with negative experiences and heartbreak in the past.

Waited for a love
I was patient in waiting for someone to come into my life whom I could truly love and be loved by.

I didn't have a name
I didn't have any specific person in mind or set expectations for who I would fall in love with.

You could call me crazy
Others may view my willingness to wait or believe in love as irrational or foolish, but it was important to me.

But it's all I had to keep me sane
My belief in finding true love was what kept me grounded and hopeful during tough times.

And out of the darkness comes a light
Even after going through tough experiences, the light of love began to shine through and bring me hope.

and I feel like I'm staring at the sun
Finding love was both exciting and overwhelming, like staring at something so bright like the sun.

The shadow we cast feels so right
Being with you feels natural and like the perfect fit in my life.

It took so many wrongs to find the right
Going through past heartbreak and pain helped me appreciate the love I have with you and understand what is truly right for me.

I played a part
I acted a certain way or pretended to be someone I wasn't to try and find love in the past.

Acting like I knew just who you are
I had preconceived notions or expectations about who the one for me would be.

Traded every day that I can love Anyone but you
I wasted time and effort on people who weren't the right fit for me and ignored the one true love in my life.

Loneliness was killing me enough
I was deeply unhappy and unsatisfied with my life before finding love with you.

I said I can't make it through
Without you in my life, I couldn't go on and face each day with the same level of happiness and fulfillment.

It took so long just to feel alive
I didn't fully feel alive or complete without someone like you in my life, and it took a long time to realize that and find true love.