[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 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

[Chorus]
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 3]
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
And at times I think we're drifters, still searchin' 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
I wanna hold you 'til the fear in me subsides