Your jaw is clenched   Preparing for the worst   A pessimist is always on alert   Your life has had its share of tragedy   But standing guard takes too much energy      Forget about abandonment   Forget your childhood   Count on me cause I am here for good      Your parents split in 1992   But you’re the only one who’s blaming you   And though you haven’t   Seen your father since   When I reach out to touch you   Still you wince      When will you let yourself love me more?   When will you let yourself love me   All the way?      I love the way you radiate   An inner strength and pride   And holding back is sometimes justified   We need to shield ourselves from violence   But love demands a lack of self-defense       Forget about abandonment   You know I never would   Trust in me cause I am here for good