Let me take you to the waterfront.
The mist will wash away those tears
And if you say it's OK, I'll hold your hand til this clears.
Do I take it she's hurt you again
This time more painful than before?
I wish I had the nerve to tell her
You don't want her no more.

'Cause, boy, I love you
More than you'll ever know, if the truth be said.
These feelings that I'm holding back
Make me more than just a friend.
But I can never tell the truth
'Cause I don't want to lose your trust.
I know that if you went away
My heart would turn to dust.

The walls between us were not made to keep
The sound of crying to themselves
And it's another night of wasted dreams you'll defend.
I came so close to telling you today
Boy, you just take those dreams and run.
But my selfish heart wouldn't say those words,
Was that so wrong?

'Cause, boy, I love you
More than you'll ever know, if the truth be said.
These feelings that I'm holding back
Make me more than just a friend.
But I can never tell the truth
'Cause I don't want to lose your trust.
I know that if you went away
My heart would turn to dust.

Your kitchen light shines onto my back yard.
Your shadow paces back and forth.
I sit here in the darkness
With my strange collection of thoughts.
But wait a moment, am I in a dream?
Is that the sound of your back door?
And with a flickering shadow of conscience our eyes hold.

'Cause, boy, I love you
More than you'll ever know, if the truth be said.
These feelings that I'm holding back
Make me more than just a friend.
But I can never tell the truth
'Cause I don't want to lose your trust.
I know that if you went away
My heart would turn to dust.

Tonight maybe I'll tell the truth.
Please don't let me lose your trust.
Tonight I'll not send you away.
Tonight is just for us.