v.1
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

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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 til the fear in me subsides

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v.2
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 truths
A hesitant prize fighter still trapped within my youth

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Refrain:
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

v.3
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, searching for a friend
A brother or a sister, but then the passion flares again

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