Nobody Needs to Know by Jason Robert Brown Lyrics

[JAMIE]
Hey, kid– good morning–
You look like an angel
I don't remember when we fell asleep
We should get up, kid–
Cathy is waiting…

Look at us, lying here
Dreaming, pretending
I made a promise and I took a vow
I wrote a story
And we changed the ending –
Cathy, just look at me now!

Hold on, facts are facts –
Just relax, lay low
All right, the panic recedes:
Nobody needs to know

Put on my armor –
I'm off to Ohio
Back into battle till I don't know when
Swearing to her that I
Never was with you
And praying I'll hold you again
Hold on, clip these wings –
Things get out of hand
All right, it's over, it's done –
No one will understand
No one will understand…

We build a treehouse
I keep it from shaking –
Little more glue ev'ry time that it breaks
Perfectly balanced
And then I start making
Conscious, deliberate mistakes

All that I ask for
Is one little corner –
One private room at the back of my heart
Tell her I found one
She sends out battalions
To claim it and blow it apart

I grip and she grips
And faster we're sliding
Sliding and spilling, and what can I do?
Come back to bed, kid –
Take me inside you –
I promise I won't lie to you
Hold on, don't cry yet –
I won't let you go
All right – the panic recedes;
All right – everyone bleeds;
All right – I get what I need
And nobody needs
To know
Nobody needs to know…

And since I have to be in love with someone
Since I need to be in love with someone
Maybe I could be in love with someone
Like you…