Takin' it slowly I'm afraid to be lonely Nobody told me It's harder than I thought to tell the truth It's gonna leave you in pieces All alone with your demons And I know that we need this But I've been too afraid to follow through Hold me close and I won't leave 'Cause it hurts when you hurt somebody So much to say, but I don't speak And I hate that I let you stop me 'Cause it hurts when you hurt somebody Don't know where the time went Stuck in our mindset I let the rules bend When I know that all along they're made to break You got me searchin' for a reason To keep me from leavin' And that I have trouble breathin' I give myself another chance to stay Hold me close and I won't leave 'Cause it hurts when you hurt somebody So much to say but I don't speak And I hate that I let you stop me 'Cause it hurts when you hurt somebody One day, before you know it, you will see All of the pain and all the irony You'll feel the stingin', and then you'll think of me 'Cause it hurts when you hurt Hold me close, and I won't leave (and I'll wait) 'Cause it hurts when you hurt somebody So much to say, but I don't speak (but I wait) And I hate that I let you stop me Hold me close, and I won't leave (yeah, yeah) 'Cause it hurts when you hurt somebody (yeah, yeah) So much to say, but I don't speak (yeah, yeah) And I hate that I let you stop me (yeah, yeah) 'Cause it hurts when you hurt somebody