I didn’t know the world was quite so lonely

I didn’t know the world was quite so cold

Yet here I am, deserted by those who knew me

Without anybody’s hand to hold

 

I thought I was good, patient and caring

When they said they loved me, I thought they meant it

I just wish that I could remember the feeling

Of understanding and never forget it

 

When you say to me you’re here to stay

When you say to me that everything will be okay

 

How can I trust that you won’t walk away like the rest of them

I don’t want to be so close, then alone again

You don’t know what I’m like when I’m comfortable

I am scared you will run away when you get the chance

 

Will you hold onto me and never let me go, please tell

Will you save me from myself and from my pit of hell

Please don’t let me stay like this, so miserable

I am afraid to ask, but please hold onto me

Please hold onto me

 

I didn’t know the danger of being quite so lonely

I didn’t think that my heart was quite this fragile

When I lost the one who was my one and only

It hit so hard, it’s hard to trust at all

 

Giving all my faith to anyone is impossible

The world is cruel and the naïve are the first to tumble

I’ve been stepped on so many times, I don’t bother getting up

I’ve built so many walls, I’m so afraid they’ll crumble

 

When you say to me you’re here to stay

When you say to me that everything will be okay

 

How can I trust that you won’t walk away like the rest of them

I don’t want to be so close, then alone again

You don’t know what I’m like when I’m comfortable

I am scared you will run away when you get the chance

 

Will you hold onto me and never let me go, please tell

Will you save me from myself and from my pit of hell

Please don’t let me stay like this, so miserable

I am afraid to ask, but please hold onto me

Please hold onto me

 

When you say to me you’re here to stay

When you say to me that everything will be okay

 

How can I trust that you won’t walk away like the rest of them

I don’t want to be so close, then alone again

You don’t know what I’m like when I’m comfortable

I am scared you will run away when you get the chance

 

Will you hold onto me and never let me go, please tell

Will you save me from myself and from my pit of hell

Please don’t let me stay like this, so miserable

I am afraid to ask, but please hold onto me

Please hold onto me