(Barry Mann, Dan Hill)
You ask me if I love you
and I choke on my reply
I'd rather hurt you honestly
than mislead you with a lie
And who am I to judge you
in what you say or do
I'm only just beginning
to see the real you
And sometimes when we touch
the honesty's too much
and I have to close my eyes and hide
I want to hold you till I die
till we both break down and cry
I want to hold you till the fear in me subsides
Romance and all it's strategy
leaves me battling with my pride
But through all the insecurity
some tenderness survi
Queen Of Pain
There's a fire forming
not too far from here.
Out on the east coast maybe
it resides in you my dear.
We're worn out on all courtesy
we've made our curtain calls.
Like vampire bats deprived of blood
into the New York City night we crawl.
And you've got a funny way of showing
off your bathroom surgery.
You said you were just cooling down
from plans of leaving me.
There something i should tell you
for we may not have much time...
I've never met arms like yours.
And the stars at night are big and
bright deep in your eyes miss vincent.
You told me once i made you smile
we both know damn well i didn't.
I'm not much of a jester
but i'd test poison food for you your majesty.
You're royal blue.
I'm loyalty, my king of pain there's a hard rain falling,
flooding your attic it's clear.
It can't put out the fire
which resides in you my dear.
There's something i should tell you
for we may not have much time.
I've never seen scars like yours.