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 beginning

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 til I die

Til we both break down and cry

I wanna hold you

till the fear in me subsides

Romance and all its strategy

Leaves me battling

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 til I die

Til 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

I've watched while love

commands you

And I've watched

love pass you by

At times I think

we're drifters

Still searching

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 til I die

Til we both

break down and cry

I wanna hold you

till the fear in me

subsides....