This rain is not the cleansing kind It drags you down and clouds your mind And oh, you know, it chills me to the bone Hold your tongue and hold my hand I can only pray you'll understand Without you I can only be alone But I cannot repair this on my own I shake and sigh Hate 'cause I break us in two But I love you, I love you I love you, I do You have a certain time on Earth And I've been told it's all a learning curve I've learned not being with you is wasting time But I'll do what's right, and let you go 'Cause I can see it only hurts you, so I only wanna hold you in my arms I'm afraid that if I touch you'd turn to dust I shake and sigh Hate 'cause I break us in two But I love you, I love you I love you, I do Oh, a river floats away from me I can't hold on, she must be free And I'll be right here Oh, I'll be right here I shake and sigh Hate 'cause I break us in two But I love you, I love you I love you, I do I love you, I do