Don't tell her that you want her

Don't ask her to be yours

Don't tell her she is everything



Or she might see the fool behind the frown

And then the heart behind the fool



Don't tell her that you need her

Don't tell her that you care

Don't ask her to hold you



Or she might see the fool behind the frown

And then the heart behind the fool



Behind the cool, there's a dreading that

Someday she'll betray you

Someday she will dispose of

All her photographs of you



So don't tell her when you're lonely

Don't tell her when you're blue

Don't tell her she means everything to you



So don't tell her that you need her

Don't tell her that you care

Don't ask her to hold you



Or she might see the fool behind the frown

And then the heart behind the fool