Lie If You Have To

Lie if you have to,
But tell me that you miss me
Be the boy I saw
I know he’s in there,
Or at least I can hope,
I need your arms around me
Don’t tell anyone,
You know that’s not me
I need you to need me
And if you don’t
I blame myself
For not needing you
When you needed me
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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