everything that's sweet

There's something very different about you
You're not like anyone I've ever known
Beautiful and smart and real
I'm mesmerized as you reveal
The shining facets of a complex soul

I make silly jokes just to hear your laughter
I listened when you said that you'd been burned
Here is what I've learned so far
What a loving soul you are
But you're not sure that you're loved in return

So I know you don't know how much I am drawn to you
How hard it is to turn my eyes away
How I find myself breathing in the air where you've been
Drinking in your scent, spinning in your wake

And I feel as helpless as the flower
Trying to seduce the bee
Pouring out her essence in an hour
Hoping to be seen
Offering up everything that's sweet

So I will bring you chocolate and flowers
And only tell you that's what friends are for
And ask about your favorite books
And send you secret loving looks
And be there for you if I can and never ask for more

I thought I was immune to fascination
I'd be happy just to know you as a friend
Some people know instinctively
When to let go of a fantasy
But I'll have to leave it up to you
To say how this will end

'Cause I feel as helpless as the flower
Trying to seduce the bee
Pouring out her essence in an hour
Hoping to be seen
Offering up everything that's sweet

[ For now I know I have to be discreet
But I want to give you everything that's sweet ]