I Love You I Need Him

<p><strong>Brooklyn</strong></p><p> </p><p>I learned early in life to build walls around my heart.</p><p>After my mother died.</p><p>Before my father went to jail.</p><p> </p><p><em>I'd give anything to make sure the people I love know it...</em></p><p> </p><p>So when my boss hires a tall tattooed Irishman to work alongside me </p><p>I vow to keep things professional.</p><p>Especially when I find out he's a widower.</p><p>But when my violent past threatens my future </p><p>I find myself closer to Declan than I planned to be.</p><p> </p><p><em>...you want to sleep in my bed?</em></p><p> </p><p>The walls around my heart are high...</p><p>but the arms around my body are strong.</p><p>And I've convinced myself he can save me from the coming storm.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Declan</strong></p><p> </p><p>I escaped New York for Tennessee to have a clean slate.</p><p>From my vices.</p><p>From my ghosts...</p><p>But my new boss has the kind of eyes you can't look away from.</p><p>And the kind of laugh that threatens to pull you from the dark.</p><p> </p><p><em>It's just chemical what you're feeling right now...</em></p><p> </p><p>I tell myself I'm just being a good friend when I let her stay in my room.</p><p>But the lies we tell ourselves are the hardest to overcome.</p><p> </p><p><em>I thought I knew what it was like to be haunted by someone. </em></p><p><em>I was wrong. I don't know shit...</em></p><p> </p><p>My attempt at starting over has led me to my greatest fear. </p><p>Love can never make me weak again.</p><p>And I can't fall for a girl who looks like the sun when I'm the goddamn storm.</p><p> </p>