I'm not afraid to say I love you   I'm not afraid to say that I really do   I'm just afraid that I might lose you   When you see me straight through      So I keep my coolin' distance   It's easy playing hard to get   I'm just afraid to be a failure   A mistake you would regret      Love is just an illusion   We're only dreaming to make believe   It's a state of confusion   Just an illusion      I'm not afraid to be your hero   I'm not afraid to be your clown   I'm just afraid of what I will be   Without you when you are not around      Love is just an illusion   We're only dreaming to make believe   It's a state of confusion   Just an illusion      Oh so real      (So strange)   (So strange)      (So strange)   (So strange)      I'm no afraid to be your lover   I'm not afraid to be your man   I'm just afraid to lose my covers   For you to see   How lost I am      Love is just an illusion   We're only dreaming and make believe   It's a state of confusion   Just an illusion   Oh so real      Love is just an illusion   Just an illusion   Oh, so real   So real, so real   So real, so real      So real to me