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      And sometimes when we touch   The honesty's too much   And I have to close my eyes and hide   I wanna hold you till I die   Till we both break down and cry   I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides      Romance and all it's strategies, leaves me battling with my pride   But through 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      And sometimes when we touch   The honesty's too much   And I have to close my eyes and hide   I wanna hold you till I die   Till we both break down and cry   I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides      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, 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 but then the passion flares again      And sometimes when we touch   The honesty's too much   And I have to close my eyes and hide   I wanna hold you till I die   Till we both break down and cry   I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides