[Verse 1]

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



[Chorus]

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



[Verse 2]

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 reasons

To keep me from leaving

And that I have trouble breathing

I give myself another chance to stay



[Chorus]

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



[Bridge]

One day before you know it, you will see

All of the pain and all the harmony

You'll feel the stinging and you think of me

'Cause it hurts when you hurt



[Chorus]

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