She Said, He Heard - Suzy Bogguss

They sat at the table, polite conversation

Avoiding the issue at hand

Then he made the coffee and she did the dishes

And sat down at the table again

She waited a moment, hoping he would speak first

Though it never had happened before

He sat there in silence, expecting the worst

'Til she couldn’t wait anymore

She said, «I'm mad»

He heard, «I'm leaving»

She said, «I need your attention»

He heard, «I want you to crawl»

She said, «I'm sad»

He heard, «It's all your fault»

There is no translation, emotions don’t fit into words

There’s so much between what she said and what he heard

She said, «I love you, and that’s not the problem

And I know how much you care

But, for too long now, we’ve been walking on egg shells

I just had to clear the air»

And he looked at her like she was speaking Chinese

With some of the letters left out

Try as he may, he just didn’t know

What she was talking about

She said, «I'm mad»

He heard, «I'm leaving»

She said, «I need your attention»

He heard, «I want you to crawl»

She said, «I'm sad»

He heard, «It's all your fault»

There is no translation, emotions don’t fit into words

There’s so much between what she said and what he heard

Then he started smiling and she started laughing

And they both reached out their hands

She said, «I think we’re from two different planets

No wonder we misunderstand»

She said, «I'm mad»

He heard, «I'm leaving»

She said, «I need your attention»

He heard, «I want you to crawl»

She said, «I'm sad»

He heard, «It's all your fault»

There is no translation, emotions don’t fit into words

There’s so much between what she said and what he heard

There’s so much between what she said and what he heard