Rather Not

I can always let you mean something
While I mean nothing
And I can let you get to me
When you have no interest in investing
I can even let you grab my emotionality
And captivate my mentality

But to tell you the truth,
I'd rather not

Sure I can let you inside my heart
When you won't let me in that far
Of course I can stay with you all night
When you'd never do the same, right
Oh yeah I can take down my wall
When you don't want to take a risk at all

But to be honest with you,
I'd rather not

You know, I'd give what I could and try to be there
When you feel misunderstood I'd be around to care
I'd take the time to get you where you wanna go
Help you move down paths fast or slow
Give you emotion with an authentic flow
And deliver rhymes of reason with the best interest of your soul

But with no real reciprocation,
I'd rather not

Maybe I'm misreading and caught up in defences
Overreacting slightly and losing all my senses
Or I'm right and now I should just forget this
It's hard to know which option the best is
For the meantime I guess I could go on pretending
Not giving my all and keep self protecting

But what most I hate is,
I'd rather not