You ask me if I love you 你问我，如果我爱你

And I choke on my reply 我呛我的答复

I'd rather hurt you honestly 我宁愿伤害你的诚实

Than mislead you with a lie 不是误导你用谎言

And who am I to judge you 我又是谁给你判断

On what you say or do? 对你说的话或做的？

I'm only just beginning to see the real you 我才刚刚开始看到真实的你

   

And sometimes when we touch 有时，当我们接触

The honesty's too much 诚实太多

And I have to close my eyes and hide 我不得不闭上双眼，隐藏

I wanna hold you til I die 我想要拥抱你直到我死

'Til we both break down and cry “直到我们因崩溃而哭泣

I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides 我想抱着你直到我内心的恐惧平息

   

Romance and all its strategy 浪漫及其所有策略

Leaves me battling with my pride 让我对抗我的骄傲

But through the insecurity 但通过不安全

Some tenderness survives 一些幸存的柔情

I'm just another writer 我只是一个作家

Still trapped within my truth 在我的真理仍被困

A hesitant prize fighter 犹豫不决的奖金战斗机

Still trapped within my youth 我的青春内仍被困

   

And sometimes when we touch 有时，当我们接触

The honesty's too much 诚实太多

And I have to close my eyes and hide 我不得不闭上双眼，隐藏

I wanna hold you til I die 我想要拥抱你直到我死

Til we both break down and cry 直到我们因崩溃而哭泣

I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides 我想抱着你直到我内心的恐惧平息

   

At times I'd like to break you 有时候我想打破你

And drive you to your knees 并开车送你到你的膝盖

At times I'd like to break through 有时我想，通过突破

And hold you endlessly 并按住不休

   

At times I understand you 有时，我理解你

And I see how hard you've tried 我看你怎么努力

I've watched while love commands you 我看到爱支使着你

And I've watched love pass you by 我看过爱你擦肩而过

   

At times I think we're drifters 有时我觉得我俩是漂流者

Still searching for a friend 仍在寻找一个朋友

A brother or a sister 兄弟或姐妹

But then the passion flares again 但当年的激情再次耀斑

   

And sometimes when we touch 有时，当我们接触

The honesty's too much 诚实太多

And I have to close my eyes and hide 我不得不闭上双眼，隐藏

I wanna hold you til I die 我想要拥抱你直到我死

Til we both break down and cry 直到我们因崩溃而哭泣

I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides 我想抱着你直到我内心的恐惧平息