Here's another speech you wish I'd swallow 
Another cue for you to fold your ears 
Another train of thought too hard to follow 
Chugging along to the song that belongs to the shifting of gears 

Please forgive me for my distance 
The pain is evident in my existence 
Please forgive for my distance 
The shame is manifest in my resistance 
To your love, to your love, to your love 

I would've warned you, but really, what's the point? 
Caution could but rarely ever helps 
Don't be down when my demeanor tends to disappoint 
It's hard enough even trying to be civil to myself 

My derring-do allows me to 
dance the rigadoon Around you 
But by the time I'm close to you, I lose 
My desideratum and now you, so 

Now you have it, so baby tell me what's the word? 
I your gal, or should I get out of town? 
I just need to be reassured 
Do you just deal it out, or can you deal with 
What I lay down?