Friend, this shouldn't be the way things end   But then, a break is just around the bend   And when you tell me as I leave   You're scared you'll never see my face again   Well, I'm not sure it's the truth      You don't think I can love you   You don't think I can love you   You don't think I can love you   But I can and I will and I do      You write, I read your letters every night   All right, I skim them just to be polite   I fight embarrassment and shame   The mention of your name makes me turn white   But guilt still makes me refrain      You don?t think I can love you   You don?t think I can love you   You don?t think I can love you   But I can and I will and I do      I imagine you think I don't think of you   You know you couldn't be more wrong   If good intentions paved the road that gets me through   I've got a six-lane highway   And I intend to someday   Do all the things I say I can and I will and I do      Hey, it's hard for me to go away   Okay, I know it's not adult   But it's just as difficult for me to stay   And anyway you say      You don't think I can love you   You don't think I can love you   You don't think I can love you   Love you, love you, love you   I can and I will and I do   I can and I will and I do