I don't want to say I love you

That would give away too much

(it's) Hip to be detached and precious

The only thing you feel is vicious



I don't wanna say I want you

Even though I want you so much

It's wrapped up in conversation

It's whispered in a hush

Though I'm frightened by the word

Think it's time that it was heard



No more empty self-possession

Vision swept under the mat

It's no new years resolution

It's more than that



And now I wake up happy

Warm in a lovers embrace

No one else can touch us

While we're in this place

So I'll sing it to the world

This simple message to my girl



No more empty self-possession

Vision swept under the mat

It's no new years resolution

It's more than that

--

Though I'm frightened by the word

Think it's time I made it heard

So I sing it to the world

Simple message to my girl



No more empty self-possession

Vision swept under the mat

It's no new years resolution

It's more than that



No there's nothing quite as real

As a touch of your sweet hand

I can't spend the rest of my life

Buried in the sand.