I don't wanna say I love you
That would give away too much
It's hip to be detached and precious
The only thing you feel is vicious

I don't wanna 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
Vision swept under the mat
It's no new year's resolution
It's more than that

And now I wake up happy
Warm in a 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
Vision swept under the mat
It's no new year's resolution
It's more than that

Though I'm frightened by the word
I think it's time that it is heard
So I'll sing it to the world
This simple message to my girl

No more empty self-possession
Vision swept under the mat
It's no new year's resolution
It's more than that

Oh, there's nothing quite as real
As a touch of your sweet hands
I can't spend the rest of my life
Buried in the sand.