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



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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



Romance and all its strategies

Leaves me battling with my pride

But for all the insecurity

Some tenderness survives

I'm just another writer

Still trapped within my truth

A hesitant prize-fighter

Still trapped within my youth



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At times I'd like to break you

And drive you to your knees

At times I'd like to break through

And hold you endlessly



At times I understand you

And I know how hard you try

I've watched while love commands you

And I've watched love pass you by

At times I think we're drifters

Still searching for a friend

A brother or a sister

And then the passion flares again



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