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
Copyright © Bill Kapac | Year Posted 2023
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