[Verse 1]
You're a step away, just a breath away
I want to let you in
You look like you're from heaven
But it feels like you're a sin

[Verse 2]
I push you away, almost every day
Afraid to feel like this
The presence of your torture is the absence of your kiss

[Chorus 1]
Before you go, I'd like to hold you close
And breathe you in
Oh, before you go, I'd like to let you know
That I love you
Oh, I know, you said no
And now you're letting go

[Verse 3]
Your skin brushes mine, is the rush just mine?
I hope you feel this too
My cheeks are turning red now
Why am I quite so see-through?

[Verse 4]
Would you cross the line, although you are not mine
My judgement is impaired
The way my heart is racing is making me quite scared

[Chorus 2]
Before you go, I'd like to hold you close
And breathe you in
Oh, before you go, I'd like to let you know
That I love you
Oh, I know, I said no
And now you're letting go

[Bridge]
So, meet me after dark underneath the green canopy
And knowing that we soon will part
You draw your body close to me
And you say so softly

[Outro]
Before I go (Before I go)
I had to hold you close (I had to hold you close)
And breathe you in (And breathe you in)
Oh, before I go
I'd like to let you know (I won't forget your face)
That I love you (It's burned into my brain)

Oh, before I go (It's breaking my heart)
I had to hold you close (To leave you like this)
And breathe you in (But I cannot stay)

Oh, before I go (Oh, how can I leave)
I had to let you know (Leave you behind)
When I love you (When I love you)
Oh, I know you said no (Oh, I know you said no)
But I'm not letting go (But I'm not letting go)