It's hard to speak my heart

I'm not a man who bares his soul

I let the moment pass me by

I stay where I am in control

I hide behind my work

Safe and sure of what to say

I know I must seem hard

I know I must seem: cold

I never touched that girl

You think I'd hurt a child yes

I'd hardly seen her face before

I swear I swore we'd barely met

These people try to scare you

With things I've never said

I know it makes no sense

I swear I don't know why:

You see me as I am

You can't believe I'd lie

You can't believe I'd do these deeds

A little man who's scared and blind

Too lost to find the words he needs

I never touched that child

God I never raised my hand

I stand before you now:

Incredibly afraid

I pray you understand