What you offer wouldn’t launch the fleet for Troy
Or bring down the envy of the gods to waste and destroy
It’s not what they sing of in the songs you most admire
It’s not going to set the hearts of men on fire

And you want, and I know you’ve dreamed for so long
And I could say those words, but they would all come out wrong
It’s not that I’m too honest or afraid to deceive
I just know I couldn’t carry it off, or make you believe
What I can do is speak, plain and true
Take offence or be just, it’s up to you

And perhaps in time we’ll lie to one another in our arms
To feed our love, and to keep it safe from harm
But right now, in this moment, and with eyes open wide
I hope you’ll understand, and you can see and decide

What you are to me is not everything under the sun
And your glance doesn’t chase away all my dreams
It’s not enough to make me abandon what I’ve begun
But it’s more than what I need