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 



For who am I to judge you 

In 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 till I die 

Till we both break down and cry 

I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides 



Romance's an honest strategy 

Leaves me grappling with my pride 

But through the years of saturity 

Some tenderness survives 

I'm just another writer 

Still trapped within my truth 

A hesitant prize-fighter 

Still trapped within my youth 



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 try 

I've watched whil 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....