Taking it slowly

I′m afraid to be lonely

Nobody told meIt'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

And I let the rules bend

When I know that all along they're made to break, hey hey

You got me searching for reasons

To keep me from leaving

And then I have trouble breathing

I give myself another chance to stay, ayy

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, yeah

You'll feel the stinging and you 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, oh

Hold me close and I won't leave

′Cause it hurts when you hurt somebody, yeah

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