I wouldn't ask you to take care of me Oh, and I wouldn't ask you to take care of me I wouldn't ask you to take care of me Oh, and I wouldn't ask you to take care of me (I think I'm losing you) Switchblade 'round my neck, don't get close to me Ask about your life, still in the nose-bleeds? Laying in your bed, call it intimacy Wish I could get past the security Wonder why I wake up living in a made-up Dream of you and I, together there Baby, wake the fuck up, time for you to grow up Don't you know that life is rarely ever fair? I wouldn't ask you to take care of me Oh, and I wouldn't ask you to take care of me I wouldn't ask you to take care of me Oh, and I wouldn't ask you to take care of me Tell you how I feel, I keep it real clean Lock hanging 'round my neck, you don't get a key Come a little closer, I'll show you what I mean Oh, boy, no, it's all for me Ice cold, baby, I'm ice cold You're the only one who could make me thaw Ice cold, baby, I'm ice cold You're the only one who could make me thaw I wouldn't ask you to take care of me Oh, I wouldn't ask you to take care of me I wouldn't ask you to take care of me Oh, I wouldn't ask you to take care of me I wouldn't ask you to take care of me Oh, I wouldn't ask you to take care of me I wouldn't ask you to take care of me Oh, I wouldn't ask you to take care of me I wouldn't ask you, baby I wouldn't ask you, baby To be the one I love To be the one I love, I love We could be We could be so strong We'll be alright, we'll be alright We could be so strong We'll be alright, we'll be alright We could be so strong We'll be alright, we'll be alright Caught me by surprise Everything I need in my life I wanna call you mine I wanna be intertwined We could be so strong We'll be alright, we'll be alright We could be so strong We'll be alright, we'll be alright We could be so strong We'll be alright, we'll be alright Feels like I've known you for so long Without you, I don't feel strong Feels like I've known you for so long Without you, I don't feel so strong, yeah So strong We could be so strong