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 til I die   Til we both break down and cry   I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides      Romance and all its strategy   Leaves me battling with my pride   But through 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 til I die   Til 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   And I know how hard you've tried   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 til I die   Til we both break down and cry   I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides