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 On 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 wanna hold you 'til I die 'Til we both break down and cry I wanna hold you 'Til the fear in me subsides Romance and all its strategy Leaves me battling with my pride But through the insecurity Some tenderness survives I'm just another writer Still trapped within my truth A hesitant prize fighter Still trapped within my youth And sometimes when we touch The honesty's too much And I have to close my eyes and hide I wanna hold you 'til I die 'Til we both break down and cry I wanna hold you 'Til the fear in me subsides At times I'd like to break you And drive you to your knees At times I'd like to break through And hold you endlessly At times I understand you And I know how hard you've tried I've watched while love commands you And I've watched love pass you by At times I think we're drifters Still searching for a friend A brother or a sister But then the passion flares again And sometimes when we touch The honesty's too much And I have to close my eyes and hide I wanna hold you 'til I die 'Til we both break down and cry I wanna hold you 'Til the fear in me subsides

You ask me if I love you I choke on my reply I'd rather hurt you honestly Than mislead you with a lie And who am I to judge you On what you say or do When I'm only just beginning To see the real you? And sometimes when we touch The honesty's too much That I have to close my eyes and hide I wanna hold you 'til I die 'Til we both break down and cry I wanna hold you 'til the fear in me subsides Romance with all its strategy Leaves me battling with my pride And through the insecurity Some tenderness survives I'm just another writer Still trapped within my truth A hesitant prize fighter Still trapped within his youth And sometimes when we touch The honesty's too much That I have to close my eyes and hide I wanna hold you 'til I die 'Til we both break down and cry I wanna hold you 'til the fear in me subsides Oh, at times I want to break you And drive you to your knees At times I want to break through And hold you endlessly Ah, sometimes when we touch The honesty's too much That I have to close my eyes and hide 'Cause I wanna hold you 'til I die 'Til we both break down and cry I wanna hold you 'til the fear in me subsides

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away Now it looks as though they're here to stay Oh, I believe in yesterday Suddenly I'm not half the girl I used to be There's a shadow hanging over me For yesterday came suddenly Why did he have to go? I don't know he wouldn't say I said something wrong now I long for yesterday Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play Now I need a place to hide away Oh, I believe in yesterday, I believe in yesterday

I'll have a blue Christmas without you I'll be so blue thinking about you Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree Won't mean a thing, dear, if you're not here with me I'll have a blue Christmas, that's certain And when that blue heartache starts hurtin' You'll be doing all right with your Christmas of white But I'll have a blue, blue Christmas You'll be doing all right with your Christmas of white But I'll have a blue, blue Christmas

Well, he said, "Hold on, Patricia I only tried to kiss ya" She said, "Okay," and then said, "Don't you dare" She seems so badly shaken He thought he was mistaken But it sure looked like she bowed her head in prayer I am a Christian, Lord But I'm a woman too If you are listening, Lord Please show me what to do I'm trying hard to be what mama says is good As I slip into my womanhood Shortly after midnight She turned off the porch light Walked into her bedroom all alone She sat down and said "Well, Lord God, I've been through hell, Lord Wondering if I did right or wrong" I am a Christian, Lord But I'm a woman too If you are listening, Lord Please show me what to do I'm trying hard to be what mama says is good As I slip into my womanhood One more time You heard, yes, I am a Christian, Lord But I'm a woman too If you are listening, Lord Please show me what to do I'm trying hard to be what mama says is good As I slip into my womanhood Slowly slip into my womanhood Slowly slip into my womanhood

So we meet again How long has it been? Sure, I still think of you Every now and then. My, you're lookin' good Somehow I knew that you still would Lord, I'm missin' you right now More than I ever thought I could. And I almost forgot how much I missed you Seein' you has torn me all apart Yes, I almost forgot how much I missed you 'Til your memory reminded my heart. Thought love would change in time Out of sight ain't out of mind Oh, but some things never change When it comes to you, I've found. Your eyes are still as blue And you smile the same way, too And now it's all come back to me Why I love you like I do. And I almost forgot how much I missed you Seein' you has torn me all apart Yes, I almost forgot how much I missed you 'Til your memory reminded my heart. 'Til your memory reminded my heart.

Today's the day You're telling him That he's got to set you free And that being One man's woman Brings you down But before You throw away What you think you don't want today Don't give it up For the new life That you've found Run woman run Go back to him and fix things up the very best you can Tell him you missed him while you were gone Run woman run back to your man You're a young girl So understand It's so hard to find a man Who comes home every night To only you You may not find True love again So go home while you still can And find a way to work it out With your man Run woman run Go back to him and fix things up the very best you can Tell him you missed him while you were gone Run woman run back to your man Run woman run back to your man

Put it off until tomorrow You've hurt me enough today You say our love is over That you have found another You say you're going away But leave me tomorrow You've hurt me enough today You've hurt me enough today I can't believe the words you say But I must accept the fact You won't be coming back Oh stay Stay just one more day Loneliness isn't far away Put it off until tomorrow You've hurt me enough today Put it off until tomorrow You've hurt me enough today