Hold on a minute I don't want to go outside I don't want to face my pride There's a limit To how long I can wait To how long I can take Before I start to show How close I am to letting go Of myself I've been waiting so, so long But here we are now Here we are now I will judge myself Guilty of loving you too much I will smother you just to feel your touch I will offer you my whole self, not just my best You can take me as I come or discard me like the rest Take me by the hand And show me to the world I ain't nothing but a man You ain't nothing but a girl I can take before I start to show How close I am to letting go of myself Hold on a minute I don't want to go outside I don't want to face my pride There's a limit to how long I can wait To how long I can take before I start to show How close I am to letting go of myself