Intro: 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 I am to judge you or 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 want to hold you til I die, till we both break down and cry. I want to hold you till the fear in me subsides. Verse 2: 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 want to hold you till I die, till we both break down and cry. I want to hold you till 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. 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 atill 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 want to hold you till I die, till we both break down and cry. I want to hold you till the fear in me subsides.