I said do what I say, don't do what I do
Your lessons cost me, and I blamed it on me
A bitter hello is all that we know
And I still love you, but it's not about you
I'm holding in the hurt and never showing
I find a way alone to keep on going
Every day I'm dying, but I'm growing
Tell me how to make it on my own
If you won't ever let me go, you'll keep me close
Standing in a shadow where I know I won't get bigger in my heart
When you keep me close
Trying to breathe
Trying to breathe
Trying to breathe
It takes a breath from me
There's a fine line
Till your tears become mine
But crying's not enough
How can I learn to love if you've never been kind?
I find a way alone to keep on going
Every day I'm dying, but I'm growing
Tell me how to make it on my own
If you won't ever let me go
You'll keep me close
Standing in a shadow where I know I won't get bigger in my heart
When you keep me close
How can I learn to live
How can I keep on going
Again and again
You keep me close
Lingers in my head till I'm alone and
You'll never see me crying in the open
Save it for my bed, you'll never know it
Tell me how to make it on my own
If you won't ever let me go
You keep me close
Standing in a shadow where I know no one could figure out my own
When you keep me close
Keep me close
You keep me close
You keep me close