Is this how it's going to be These expectations laid in front of me Holds me down, then sets me free Is this how it's going to start With this emptiness inside my heart Over time pulls me apart Don't break this thread It's all I have of you Don't break this thread It's all that I hold onto This is what's inside my head This is how I feel about you My heart bared open you've read And this is what I do Is this how it's going to end With so many letters left to send It's not enough just to pretend Is this all I have left I'll never forget you I sat with you as we looked out on the water And I knew it was right Don't break this thread It's all I have of you By this string I've been led It's all that I hold onto This is what's inside my head This is how I feel about you My heart bared open you've read And this is what I do - I still remember that morning when the sunlight hit your eyes I know I made you feel guilty, but I never made you cry And I know you don't believe me when I tell you the truth And I know that you look through me when I'm looking through to you I'm never going to realize, I'm never going to understand I'm always going to be a boy, I'm never going to be a man I held you in my arms, and I swore I'd never leave I just hope that you were listening and I hope that you believed me I still remember that morning when first I realized That you're a thousand miles away, and I can't hold you when you cry And I know that you can't hear me when I call out to you And I know that you look to me when the world looks to you I'm never going to realize, I'm never going to understand I'm always going to be this boy, I just want to be your man I'll hold you in my arms, I swear to God I'll never leave Just tell me that you're listening and say that you believe