i thought i needed you

I thought I needed you,
to make me strong,
to hold back the loneliness and pain,
that I am drowning in,
I look at my life and see,
That I am free,
that I am strong and that I didn't need you,
that I could stand without falling,
and walk my new path,
I thought I needed you to hold back the tears,
to be my shield,
to lock myself away,
but that's no longer true,
my heart is strong and I can fight the pain away,
I can stand up strong,
I can wash away the tears of strain,
I thought I needed you,
I thought that you'd keep away the pain,
but that's not true, you just brought more,
I wipe away my tears and stand strong,
beacuse I didn't need you after all,I never did,
I am strong, for my strength is my own,
I no longer need a shield,
I no longer have to hide in my shell of loneliness,
I can fight away the pain, I never needed you