I don't want to say "I love you"
That would give away too much
Good to be detached and precious,
the only thing you feel is vicious

I don't want to say "I want you"
even though I want you so much
It's wrapped up in conversation,
it's whispered in a hush

Though I'm frightened by the word,
think it's time that it was heard

No more empty self possession,
visions swept under the mat
It's no New Years resolution,
it's more than that

Now I wake up happy
warm in lovers embrace
No one else can touch us
while we're in this place

So I'll sing it to the world
this simple message to my girl

No more empty self possession,
visions swept under the mat
It's no New Years resolution,
it's more than that

Though I'm frightened by the word,
think it's time I made it heard

So I'll sing it to the world
this simple message to my girl

No more empty self possession,
visions swept under the mat
It's no New Years resolution,
it's more than that

Oh there's nothing quite as real
as the touch of your sweet hands
I can't spend the rest of my life
buried in the sand