Story Behind The Song

I knew someone whose life pretty much wrote this for me. It?s sad to be unable to rise above. I once read that all anyone wants is to be appreciated. We probably do the worst job of it with the people who are closest to us.

Song Description

two people looking back and wondering if a little more attention to their relationship would have made a difference

Lyrics

All she ever wanted was to be appreciated

Funny thing is, it?s all he ever wanted too

But hurt and pride left them blind to each other

And in giving up, said the journey was through


A judge presided over burning his bridge

Though it was near collapse for many years

It?s hard to watch what you built be destroyed

He was mostly numb, she was just in tears

Bridge
And oh, oh, a promise that got lost
Oh, oh endings have a cost


Now the court has turned one back into two

Deep down you know something?s really wrong

When glaciers start melting in late winter

And people no longer are where they belong


Now he?s in a small trailer that he can afford

Works lotta overtime to earn the child support

She?s got the house, the kids still call it home

But on lonely nights it just seems like a fort

repeat bridge


Should they have given up or kept going on

They both ask, "What was the right thing to do?"

And all she ever wanted was to be appreciated

Funny thing is, it?s all he ever wanted too