give
lyrics & music by peter c marinari 2.19.99

you ask for honesty/ you plead for the truth/ but who's to say when i'm [being] honest with you// a million conversations with laugh tracks from tv/ a million invitations to open up to me/ and now you ask me for.../ what i cannot give/ give to you/ give to you/ you ask me for the simple truth/ i cannot give/ give to you/ give to you/ cannot give the simple truth/ // / you ask me to speak/ you say 'talk to me'/ 'say what's on your mind'/ should i disregard being kind?// another dragged out conversation about anyone but me/ another avoided confrontation for the sake of being free/ how can you ask me for.../ what i cannot give/ give to you/ give to you/ you ask me for the simple truth/ there's more than just one answer here/ more than than my heart's one desire/ my words have words beneath between them/ as they escape my mouth/ // / you ask for privacy/ i offer my own ears/ but two can keep a secret/ only if one does not believe it// i hate to say another word to hurt you, but/ i hate you more with every word i say/ and i want to give.../ what i cannot give/ give to you/ give to you/ you ask me for the simple truth/ there's more than just one answer here/ more than than my heart's one desire/ my words have words beneath between them/ as they escape my mouth/ and i'm not as honest as i seemed/ when they first came out/