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DESIRE

“ DESIRE “ IF DESIRE WAS FIRE I’D BURN YOUR LIPS RIGHT NOW YOU MAY NOT KNOW IT OR SHOW IT BUT WE’ll GET THERE SOMEHOW I CAN SEE WE’RE MENT TO BE THAT’S NO BIG SURPRISE I’D BE BLIND NOT FIND THE SPARKLE IN YOUR EYES A SMILE SO NEAT WHEN STARVING SOULS MEET NOTHING MORE TO SAY WORDS GET MANGLED THOUGHTS ARE STRANGLED THEY JUST GET IN THE WAY WE LOOK WITHOUT PEEKING TALK WITHOUT SPEAKING THE WAY THAT LOVERS DO A SOFT GENTLE FEEL CONFIRMS WHAT’S REAL THAT’S BINDING ME TO YOU SEARCHING FOR DIRECTION NOT PERFECTION WE’RE BRANDNEW TONIGHT AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW WE’RE READY TO GO IT JUST FEELS SO RIGHT THERE’S MORE TO ME THAN YOU MIGHT SEE THINGS THAT YOU DON’T KNOW LOOK UNDER MY SKIN DEEP WITHIN TO FIND WHAT MAY NOT SHOW IF I’M JUST A FRIEND LET US PRETEND AND ACT LIKE LOVERS TONIGHT SEEMS RIGHT FOR US TO SLIP UNDER THE COVERS IF IT DON’T LAST LET IT FADE TO PAST I WON’T ASK WHY MAYBE TOO LATE OR JUST FATE AT LEAST WE GAVE IT A TRY DESIRE COMES NATURAL YOU CAN’T FIGHT OR DENY IT IT’S HARD TO CONTROL WHAT YOU CAN’T TURN OFF LIKE ICE CREAM IN SUMMER OR A FIRST PLACE PRIZE IT’S HARD TO HIDE DESIRE IN YOUR EYES

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