7/4/04

Some mornings I wake up and you're the only thing on my mind

And I ask my God why he put me in this grind

I know how much you hate it when I do this to you

But this entire situation irritates me, too

I'm not asking you for some fiery romance

But I wish that you could push yourself to give me just one chance

I wish that you could give us just a week or two

And try me on a little while before you say we're through

I try to be gentle and bring this on you kindly

But I feel you are reacting to the whole thing blindly

How do you know you won't regret this someday?

Try everything once, that's what your mother would say

I, too, love our friendship and want to keep it strong

But not pursuing this would feel very wrong

We'll always be friends, we cherish that too much

So ask yourself, can you say no to one you've never touched?

I know that there are others who feel much like me

But unlike them, I'm not 5,000 miles overseas

I would beg you, but I don't want to put you in that plight

And yet, I still have to do what I feel is right

Even though we may be better off this way

These thoughts still haunt me every other day

I'm torn between following my heart and respecting you

And respecting doesn't feel like what I should do