Borrowing air

Lyrics

I never saw it coming, never meant to cross that line, Just a friendly conversation, just a way to pass the time. Then somewhere in the laughter, somewhere in between, You became the first thought in my morning, And the last one in my dreams. I got a woman waiting, and she's never done me wrong, Got a house full of memories, got a love that's lasted long. And I swear I never asked for what I'm feeling deep inside, But there's a part of me that comes alive Every time you catch my eye. [Pre-Chorus] And I don't know if you feel it, Or if it's all inside my head. But there's a thousand things I wish I knew, And a million left unsaid. [Chorus] So don't tell me if you love me, Don't tell me if you care. 'Cause I don't know if I'm strong enough To hear those words out there. One touch could start a fire, One kiss could burn it down. Two hearts could lose a lifetime For a love we never found. And God knows that I want you, Though I know it's not alright. I'm scared of what I'd do If you said you felt it too tonight. So if you ever say it, Lord, I don't know what I'd do. 'Cause the only thing more dangerous Than loving you... Is knowing you love me too. [Verse 2] Sometimes your hand will brush mine, and the whole world disappears, Just a second that means nothing, but I carry it for years. And sometimes when you're talking, there's a softness in your smile, And I wonder if you're telling me To stay a little while. There's a feeling in my stomach when your eyes look into mine, It's a hurt that somehow feels so good, a beautiful kind of crime. And I search for little reasons, in the things you do and say, Wondering if you think of me When we both go our separate ways. [Pre-Chorus] You got somebody who loves you, And I've got someone at home. So why's the thought of losing something That was never mine feel so alone? [Chorus] So don't tell me if you love me, Don't tell me if you care. 'Cause I don't know if I'm strong enough To hear those words out there. One touch could start a fire, One kiss could burn it down. Two hearts could lose a lifetime For a love we never found. And God knows that I want you, Though I know it's not alright. I'm scared of what I'd do If you said you felt it too tonight. So if you ever say it, Lord, I don't know what I'd do. 'Cause the only thing more dangerous Than loving you... Is knowing you love me too. [Verse 3] I still kiss my wife good morning, still hold her every night, And I hate the man I feel like when your memory comes to mind. She deserves my every heartbeat, not the pieces that remain, And I never thought a feeling Could bring this kind of shame. I haven't made a promise, haven't whispered out your name, Haven't crossed the kind of line that leaves a family in flames. But I'm standing on the edge now, looking down at what I'd lose, And the scariest thing about it Is a part of me wants you. [Bridge — Soft, emotional] Maybe it's the way you linger, Maybe it's the way you stare. Maybe I'm just seeing something That was never really there. Maybe you've been fighting feelings, Maybe you've been losing sleep. Maybe there's a secret That we're both afraid to keep. And if you ever stood before me, With tears falling from your eyes, And said, "I've tried to fight it, But I can't keep it inside..." I'd want to pull you closer, I'd want to hold you tight. But how could something feel so right And still destroy two lives? [Final Chorus — Building with emotion] So please don't say you love me, Even if it's true. 'Cause I'm barely holding on To the man I was before you. One word could change forever, One moment tear apart Every promise that I've ever made, Every piece of someone's heart. And God knows that I love her, And that's what tears me through. 'Cause I never thought I'd find myself Feeling this way for you. So if you ever say it, If you ever say you do, I'm afraid I'd lose the whole damn world Just trying to get to you. [Outro — Almost whispered] Maybe in another lifetime, Maybe somewhere down the road, We could love without the secrets, Without the hearts we'd have to broke. But here we are in this one, With promises we can't undo. And I'll spend another night wondering... Do you think about me... The way I think about you?