Shy

Lyrics

[Verse 1] How can it be you've loved me this long When I've watched your eyes roll in a deep sleep? And I can't help but think of that line you always repeat How "you can't wait forever." [Chorus] And I know I'm shy, my act is strong When you push the hair away from my neck I can't go on It's a funny thing, the way you look at me Like I'm some sort of treasure of the past And of what could be [Verse 2] I've seen the signs long ago That you think I've stopped believing It's a terrible crime, the tablets broke Commandments we carved out of stone turned to rubble [Chorus] And I know I'm shy, my act is strong When you read the words off the back of my hand I can't go on It's a funny thing, the way you look at me Like I'm some sort of treasure of the past And of what could be