Cherish is the word I use to describe   All the feeling that I have hiding here for you inside   You don't know how many times I've wished that I had told you   You don't know how many times I've wished that I could hold you   You don't know how many times I've wished that I could mold you   Into someone who could cherish me as much as I cherish you      Perish is the word that more than applies   To the hope in my heart each time I realize   That I am not gonna be the one to share your dreams   That I am not gonna be the one to share your schemes   That I am not gonna be the one to share what seems to be   The life that you could cherish as much as I do yours      Oh, I'm beginning to think that man has never found   The words that could make you want me   That have the right amount of letters, just the right sound   That could make you hear, make you see   That you are driving me out of my mind      Oh, I could say I need you, but then you'd realize   That I want you, just like a thousand other guys   Who'd say they loved you with all the rest of their lies   When all they wanted was to touch your face, your hands   And gaze into your eyes      Cherish is the word I use to describe   All the feeling that I have hiding here for you inside   You don't know how many times I've wished that I had told you   You don't know how many times I've wished that I could hold you   You don't know how many times I've wished that I could mold you   Into someone who could cherish me as much as I cherish you   And I do cherish you   And I do cherish you   Cherish is the word