You ask me if I love you

And I choke on my reply

I'd rather hurt you honestly

Than mislead you with a lie

And who am I to judge you

On what you say or do

I'm only just beginnin'

To see the real you

And sometimes when we touch,

The honesty's too much

And I have to close my eyes and hide

I wanna hold you till I die,

Till we both break down and cry

I wanna hold you till

The fear in me subsides

Romance and all its strategy

Leaves me battlin' with my pride

But through the insecurity

Some tenderness survives

I'm just another writer,

Still trapped within my truth

A hesitant prize fighter,

Still trapped within my youth

And sometimes when we touch,

The honesty's too much

And I have to close my eyes and hide

I wanna hold you till I die,

Till we both break down and cry

I wanna hold you till

The fear in me subsides

At times I'd like to break you

And drive you to your knees

At times I'd like to break

Through and hold you endlessly

At times I understand you and

I know how hard you've tried

And I've watch while love commands

You and I've watched love pass you by

At times I think we're drifters,

Still searchin' for a friend

A brother or a sister but

Then the passion flares again

And sometimes when we touch,

The honesty's too much

And I have to close my eyes and hide

I wanna hold you till I die,

Till we both break down and cry

I wanna hold you till

The fear in me subsides