Taking it slowly, I'm afraid to be lonely Nobody told me, it's harder than I thought to tell the truth It's gonna leave you in pieces, all alone with your demons And I know that we need this But I've been too afraid to follow through Hold me close and I won't leave Cause it hurts when you hurt somebody So much to say but I don't speak And I hate that I let you stop me Cause it hurts when you hurt somebody Don't know where the time went Stuck in the wrong mindset I let the rules bend When I know that all along they're made to break You got me searching for a reason To keep me from leaving And now that I have trouble breathing I give myself another chance to stay Hold me close and I won't leave Cause it hurts when you hurt somebody So much to say but I don't speak And I hate that I let you stop me Cause it hurts when you hurt somebody One day before you know it, you will see All of the pain and all the irony You'll feel the sting and then you'll think of me Cause it hurts when you hurt Hold me close and I won't leave Cause it hurts when you hurt somebody So much to say but I don't speak And I hate that I let you stop me Hold me close and I won't leave Cause it hurts when you hurt somebody So much to say but I don't speak And I hate that I let you stop me Cause it hurts when you hurt somebody