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   in 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 want to hold you till I die   till we both break down and cry   I want to hold you till the fear in me subsides      Romance and all it's strategy   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 want to hold you till I die    till we both break down and cry   I want to 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 try   I 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 want to hold ya till I die    till we both break down and cry   I want to hold you till the fear in me subsides   Subsides