You asked me if I loved you and I choked 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 And sometimes when we touch The honesty's too much And I have to close my eyes and hide I wanna hold you till I die Till we both break down and cry I wanna hold you 'til the fear in me subsides Oh, yeah Romance and all it's strategy leaves me battling with my pride But through the insecurity some tenderness survives I'm just another writer still trapped within my truth A hesitant prize fighter still trapped within my youth And sometimes when we touch The honesty's too much And I have to close my eyes and hide I wanna hold you till I die Till we both break down and cry I wanna hold you Till the fear in me subsides (oh) At times I'd like to break you And drive you to your knees Oh, girl at times I'd like to break through And hold you endlessly (hold you endlessly) At times I understand you and I know how hard you try (how hard you try) I watched our love commands you (love commands you) And I've watched love pass you by At times I think we're drifters still searching for a friend A brother or a sister But then the passion flares again, oh (oh) Sometimes when we touch (sometimes when we touch) The honesty's too much (oh) And I have to close my eyes and hide (oh) I wanna hold you till I die Till we both break down and cry I wanna hold you Till the fear in me subsides ♪ Oh, I wanna hold you till I die Till we both break down and cry I wanna hold you (oh, I wanna hold you) Till the fear in me subsides ♪ Yeah, yeah (hmm, hmm) Hmm, hmm (hmm, hmm) Oh (yeah) Yeah (hey, yeah) Till the fear subsides