Silent Treatment of a Lifetime

Would it be so terrible
To ask me \'bout my day
Yet looks of displeasure
Or all that come my way

I push to make you proud
But no pat on my back
What\'s so wrong with me
Just tell me what I lack

I can count on one hand
Our few seconds of peace
I strain to grab hold of them
But I can\'t bring myself to release.

It\'s then, your eyes lose that sparkle
And you\'re the first to part
Leaving me with nothing
To pick up the pieces of my heart

I never knew in one house
Two perfect strangers could live
No wonder it\'s not a home
There\'s no love to give

There\'s not much I can\'t take
With you I\'ll take my fill
So the words may hurt a little
But the silence will kill

Finally I ask you
\"Mom, is loving me so tough?\"
Not a look, not a word
That was more than enough