Sometimes When We Touch

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
 For who am I to judge you
 In 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 till the fear in me subsides
 Romance's an honest strategy
 Leaves me grappling with my pride
 But through the years insecurity
 Some tenderness survives
 I'm just another writer
 Still trapped within my truth
 A hesitant prize-fighter
 Still trapped within my youth
 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
 At times I understand you
 And I know how hard you try
 I've watched whil 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...