Released: February 4, 1978
Songwriter: Dan Hill
Producer: Matthew McCauley Fred Mollin
[Verse 1]
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
[Pre-Chorus 1]
And who am I to judge you, on what you say or do?
I'm only just beginning, to see the real you
[Chorus]
And sometimes when we touch
The honesty's too much
And I have to close my eyes, and hide
I wanna hold you 'til I die
'Til we both break down and cry
I wanna hold you, 'til the fear in me subsides
[Verse 2]
Romance and all its strategy, leaves me battling with my pride
But through the insecurity, some tenderness survives
[Pre-Chorus 2]
I'm just another writer, still trapped within my truth
A hesitant prize fighter, still trapped within my youth
[Chorus]
And sometimes when we touch
The honesty's too much
And I have to close my eyes and hide
I wanna hold you 'til I die
'Til we both break down and cry
I wanna hold you, 'til the fear in me subsides
[Bridge]
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
[Verse 3]
At times I understand you, and I know how hard you've tried
I've watched while love commands you, and I've watched love pass you by
[Pre-Chorus 3]
At times I think we're drifters, still searching for a friend
A brother or a sister, but then the passion flares again
[Chorus]
And sometimes when we touch
The honesty's too much
And I have to close my eyes and hide
I wanna hold you 'til I die
'Til we both break down and cry
I wanna hold you, 'til the fear in me subsides
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
[Pre-Chorus 1]
And who am I to judge you, on what you say or do?
I'm only just beginning, to see the real you
[Chorus]
And sometimes when we touch
The honesty's too much
And I have to close my eyes, and hide
I wanna hold you 'til I die
'Til we both break down and cry
I wanna hold you, 'til the fear in me subsides
[Verse 2]
Romance and all its strategy, leaves me battling with my pride
But through the insecurity, some tenderness survives
[Pre-Chorus 2]
I'm just another writer, still trapped within my truth
A hesitant prize fighter, still trapped within my youth
[Chorus]
And sometimes when we touch
The honesty's too much
And I have to close my eyes and hide
I wanna hold you 'til I die
'Til we both break down and cry
I wanna hold you, 'til the fear in me subsides
[Bridge]
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
[Verse 3]
At times I understand you, and I know how hard you've tried
I've watched while love commands you, and I've watched love pass you by
[Pre-Chorus 3]
At times I think we're drifters, still searching for a friend
A brother or a sister, but then the passion flares again
[Chorus]
And sometimes when we touch
The honesty's too much
And I have to close my eyes and hide
I wanna hold you 'til I die
'Til we both break down and cry
I wanna hold you, 'til the fear in me subsides
- It’s a Long Road
- Sometimes When We Touch
- Everytime We Say Goodbye
- Seduces Me
- Dance of Love
- McCarthy’s Day
- Sour Whiskey
- Memories (Revisited)
- Looking Back
- Fourteen Today
- Southern California
- If You Should Leave Me Now
- Longer Fuse
- You Are All I See
- Can’t We Try
- I Miss You Still
- Conscience
- Healing Power of Love
- Jean
- Still Not Used To
- Memories
- Maybe This Time
- Never Thought (That I Could Love)
- I Wanna Make Love to You