[Verse 1]

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

[Chorus]

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 'til the fear in me subsides

[Verse 2]

Romance and all its strategies

Leaves me battling with my pride

But for all the insecurity

Some tenderness survives

I'm just another writer

Still trapped within my truth

A hesitant prize-fighter

Still trapped within my youth

[Chorus]

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 'til the fear in me subsides

[Bridge]

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

[Verse 3]

At times I understand you

And I know how hard you try

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

[Chorus]

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 'til the fear in me subsides, subsides