I've Been Trying To Get Down to the Heart of the Matter

I first saw you turned away
And could picture your beauty before I saw your face
I came up with all the things I thought I figured out before
But before I was able to get your attention I thought about the future
About where we'd be in years and years
Years that will come and go
And before we know
We'll be able to look back and remember how much we've grown
About where we'd be through the patches of grief and happiness
I saw through the twilight that circled my mind
And I cut down the vines that kept me from you
And once I came out through the other side
I realized
I didn't have a plan
I couldn't make you love me for anything more than who I am
I'm soft
I'm shy
I can't show you any other side
But give me your years
And I'll show you me
And I'm dying to see what you've got to hide