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 'til the fear in me subsides

Romance and all its strategy leaves me battlin' 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 'til 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 searchin' 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 'til the fear in me subsides