i don't know if i should tell you this
but sometimes when i'm tired i don't even brush my teeth
i know you probably think its disgusting
and my dentist reprimands me
but my bed looks so inviting
and i am willing to loose a cavity
for a dream

i don't know if i should tell you this
but when i asked you if you played guitar
i already knew the answer
it was pretense just you see
polite fluff to muffle my interest
i didn't want to scare you away

i don't know if i should tell you this
but i'm a tad bit scared of you
because i have what you might call
a fear of proximity and sometimes
when my fingers get too close together
i scream

i don't know if i should tell you this
but i really like you
and i think you like me too
but i'm afraid
do you hear?
i'm afraid

i don't know if i should tell you this
but sometimes when i write emails
i edit them and look up at the clock
and see that half an hour has passed by
in the time that it has taken me to delete
and retype and i haven't even noticed
too preoccupied in nailing the right words down for you

i don't know if i should tell you this
but every time i get a good response back
my heart flies out of my ribs
and i have to stop my smile from hitting
the top of my skull because
i do not want to get overexcited
because overexcitement leads to disappointment
and disappointment to tears

i don't know if i should tell you this
but i wish that i could see you
i don't know if i should tell you this
but i'm afraid of what you think of me
i don't know if i should tell you this
but i sense you on a radar
i don't know if i should tell you this
but i want you to know
i don't know if i should tell you this
but you already know
i don't know if i should tell you this
but i'm frightened that you know
i don't know if i should tell you this
but you know already, don't you?