I lie...

Guilt, guilt, guilt
It's so easy to lie
But it's for your own good
The truth would make you cry

Still I feel guilt
Is it just an excuse?
What would you do?
If you were in my shoes

A part of me wants to tell you
I want to hear your advice
But what if you hate me?
That would be too high a price

Your love means everything
Without it I have nothing
The last thing I want
Is for it to have an ending

After all, this is the second time
If we were to break up now
I doubt there'd be a third one
And I love you, this I vow

You see, I'm scared
Scared that you'll say
“I don't know you anymore,”
And then simply walk away

So yes, I lie
But only to save you
Or is it to save myself?
Perhaps it's to save us two

For that reason I need to lie
And I'm sorry that I do
But if you left me,
I don't know what I'd do