I didn’t know how to ask 
Un-awkwardly
I didn’t know how to broach it 
I haven't known how to do this informally
not cut out for dropping masks

I guess I give and you give back
Is that right?
Guess I listen and you give feedback
Is that right?
I guess I call when I need help,
Is that right?
Will you be my girlfriend?

I haven’t worn my heart on sleeves 
And been rewarded
With and openheartedness 
I haven’t felt I had the right to 
Be supported 
With a golden tenderness

I guess I risk and you risk back
Is that right?
I guess I share and you share back
Is that right?
Guess I uplift you when you crack
Is that right?
Will you be my girlfriend?

Can I lean on your shoulder
Would you join me in some pact
Will you see me as your sister
Can we love enough to offer that?

I guess I thought that you would laugh 
And be daunted

And think me clingy and too much
I thought this much too vulnerable 
and you'd not cut me slack
And think me intolerable

I guess I fall and you stay intact
Is that right?
I guess you hear me and won’t attack me 
Is that right?
Guess I reach out and you reach back 
Is that right?
Will you be my girlfriend?

Guess I divulge and you wink back
Is that right?
I guess you cry I pet your back
Is that right?
I guess I text and you text back
is that right?
Will you be my girlfriend?