[Intro]
I don't need to be loved by you
But I wanna let you in my room
We could talk 'bout the stars and the moon
But I don't need to be—, need to be—

[Verse 1]
Cross my heart and hope to die (She died, she died)
Tell me all those pretty lies (She lied, she lied)
'Cause real life don't feel that nice
Maybe this is paradise (She lied, she lied)

[Pre-Chorus]
Ooh, I don't wanna know
Ooh, if it's real
Ooh, will you follow where I go?
I gotta know, I've gotta know

[Chorus]
I don't need to be loved by you
But I wanna let you in my room
We could talk 'bout the stars and the moon
But I don't need to loved by you
And I can tell that you act so cool
To get away from a world so cruel
And I don't need to be loved by you
But I wanna be loved by you
[Post-Chorus]
But I don't need to be loved by you
But I wanna be loved by you

[Verse 2]
Baby, tell me what I need (What I need)
Who gon' save me from myself? (Oh-oh-oh)
Love is always out of reach
Got my heart up on the shelf
Hard to reach for it, give me some help

[Pre-Chorus]
Ooh, I don't wanna know
Ooh, if it's real (If it's real)
Ooh, will you follow where I go?
I gotta know, I've gotta know

[Chorus]
I don't need to be loved by you
But I wanna let you in my room
We could talk 'bout the stars and the moon
But I don't need to loved by you
And I can tell that you act so cool
To get away from a world so cruel
And I don't need to be loved by you
But I wanna be loved by you
[Post-Chorus]
But I don't need to be loved by you
But I wanna be loved by you

[Outro]
By you, by you, by you, by you...
But I wanna be loved by you