What I've been tryin' to tell you for so long Don't want to get it wrong But I got a heart that's soft and Too open all too often That's a dangerous little combination And I'm afraid a little brush aside Could irreparably impair my pride I got a mind to tell you, but I never will Don't want to take it easy Don't wanna play the game of be a friend I came with false pretenses And playing hard to get is getting me nowhere fast Should I confess or lower my defenses? Do I say the words I want to say And risk the chance that you will run away? I got a mind to tell you, but I never will I got a mind to let you know Cause I can't hold it inside Do I say the words I want to say And risk the chance that you will run away? I got a mind to tell you, but I never will