You're a step away
Just a breath away
I want to let you in
You look like you're from heaven
But it feels like you're a sin

I push you away
Almost every day
Afraid to feel like this
The presence of your torture
Is the absence of your kiss

Before you go I'd like to hold you close
And breathe you in
Oh before you go I'd like to let you know
That I love you
Oh I know
You said no
And now you're letting go

Your skin brushes mine
Is the rush just mine?
I hope you feel this too
My cheeks are turning red now
Why am I quite so see-through?

Would you cross the line
Although you're not mine
My judgement is impaired
The way my heart is racing
Is making me quite scared

Before you go, I'd like to hold you close
And breathe you in
Oh, before you go, I'd like to let you know
That I love you
Oh I know
I said no
And now you're letting go

So meet me after dark
Underneath the green canopy
And knowing that we soon will part
You draw your body close to me
And you say so softly

Before I go
(Before I go)
I had to hold you close
(I had to hold you close)
And breathe you in
(And breathe you in)
Oh before I go
I'd like to let you know
(I won't forget your face)
That I love you
(It's burned into my brain)

Oh before I go
(It's breaking my heart)
I had to hold you close
(To leave you like this)
And breathe you in
(But I cannot stay)

Oh before I go
(Oh, how can I leave)
I had to let you know
(Leave you behind)
That I love you
(That I love you)
Oh I know you said no
(Oh I know you said no)
But I'm not letting go
(But I'm not letting go)