Message To My Girl - Split Enz

I don’t want to say, «I love you»

That would give away too much

It’s hip to be detached and precious

The only thing you feel is vicious

I don’t want to say, «I want you»

Even though I want you so much

It’s wrapped up in conversation

It’s whispered in a hush

Though I’m frightened by the words

Think it’s time I made it heard

No more empty self-possession

Visions swept under the mat

It’s no New Year’s resolution

It’s more than that

Now, I wake up happy

Warm in a lover’s embrace

No one else can touch us

While we’re in this place

So I’ll sing it to the world

This simple message to my girl

No more empty self-possession

Visions swept under the mat

It’s no New Year’s resolution

It’s more than that

Though I’m frightened by the words

Think it’s time I made it heard

So I’ll sing it to the world

A simple message to my girl

No more empty self-possession

Visions swept under the mat

It’s no New Year’s resolution

It’s more than that

Oh, there’s nothing quite as real

As the touch of your sweet hand

I can’t spend the rest of my life

Buried in the sand

Oh, every night I hear you call my name

I’m gonna sleep in my thoughts that roam

Oh, every night to express my pain

But I won’t get wrapped in your tomb

No, I don’t care, I don’t care why you’ve gone now

And every night sings the same song, same song

I hear hear humming in my sleep

I don’t want to say

I don’t want to say

I can’t spend the rest of my life

Buried in the sand