Paint me a window so I can see   Over the rainbow inside of me   I need   How I need   Crimson and clover, wagon and hay   These are some sweet things, so lovely and gay   I need    How I need      'Cause I'm not the strongman   I am the one in need      If I were a circus traveling around   Would I be the high wire or the one falling down?   I need    How I need      'Cause I'm not the strongman   I am the one   Just who I am and just who you see   A strange contradiction won't let me be   I need      Sunshine and laughter and innocent eyes   Love that stays after the good and the bad times   I need   How I need   To show you the real me is the hardest of all   Should I stay silent or risk the fall?   I need   How I need      (chorus)      And what isn't lovely blossoms one day   Turns bitter snow to a sweet summer day   And I need    You need   How we need   How I need