Intro: D5 D5 D5 D5
Verse 1
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You ask me if I love you, and I choke on my reply.
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I'd rather hurt you honestly, than mislead you with a lie
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And who am I to judge you on what you say or do
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I'm only just beginning to see the real you.
Chorus
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And sometimes when we touch. The honesty's too much
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And I have to close my eyes, and hide.
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I wanna hold you till I die, till we both break down, and cry.
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I want to hold you till the fear in me subsides.
Verse2
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Romance in all its strategy has me battling with my pride
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But though the insecurity some tenderness survies
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Im just another writer still trapped with in my truths
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A hesitant prize fighter still trapped with in my youth.
Chorus
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And sometimes when we touch the honestys too much
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and I have to close my eyes, and hide
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I wanna hold you till I die till we both breakdown, and cry
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I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides
Bridge
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At times Id like to hold you and drive you to your knees
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at times Id like to break through, and hold you endlessly
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at times I understand you, and I know how hard you try
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Ive watched while love commands you and Ive watched love pass you by
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At times I think were drifters, still searching for a friend
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a brother or a sister, but then the passion flares again.
Repeat Chorus.