VERSE 1: I have kept my distance. Independent. On my own. A superficial witness with love I'd touch and go. B-SECTION: Could it be for my own protection I have only gone halfway? Could it be my fear of rejection drove your love away? CHORUS: I say don't get too close protect yourself from love. It's hard to stay afloat when you try and you try and you try. I say don't get too close protect yourself from love. Yet, I find it hurts the most when you try and you try and you try and you're not close enough. VERSE 2: Crowded room of people I pretend to know. I'd rather be a stranger. I choose to walk alone. B-SECTION: Could it be living on the outside is much more than I can take? Honestly, I'd reach for affection but it only slips away. REPEAT CHORUS Yeah, I wanna be close enough.