(I never thought I'd let desire inside)
Yeah, yeah
(But I let it slide)

I saw you watch me while the sunlight hit the room
That summer glow, ooh, yeah (and I let it slide)
The way you lingered left me tangled in my thoughts
You didn't know, yeah
I held a sweetness that was ripening too soon
When I was alone (yeah, uh)
Your name was echoing in places I would hide
I lost control

Still a boy in the moment, uh
Caught between guilt and devotion, uh
You know I couldn't escape it
Every breath was a confession
And I know you felt the tension, uh
Even when you kept your distance, uh
In my head, you were closer
Every second was relentless, oh

(I never thought I'd let desire inside)
(I never thought I'd let desire inside)
(But I let it slide)

I used to fight it, try to wash away the heat
But it comes alive, ooh, yeah (and I let it slide)
That fragile sweetness turned into something more
You set the tone, ooh, yeah
Every little secret that I buried in my mind
Was yours to hold, yeah
And I could never separate the ache from what I crave
It made me whole

Gave my heart to the hunger, uh
Turned the silence into thunder (thunder)
You know I couldn't ignore it (ignore it)
Every feeling overflowed (overflowed)
And you never had to touch me (touch me)
Still you had me in a chokehold (chokehold)
In my head, you're my secret (secret)
You're the truth I never told (I know)

(I never thought I'd let desire inside) (yeah, oh, it's burning now, oh, yeah)
(I never thought I'd let desire inside) (inside, oh)
(But I let it slide, I-I slide, I slide)
(Le-le-let it inside, inside)
(But I let it slide, I-I slide, I slide)
(Le-le-let it inside, inside)