come close and let me hold you believe me when i told you i never mean to do you any harm just tell me how you feel the rambling and the real the awkward truth the painful and bizarre you don t need to get it right be as boring as you like cause i like you just the way you are yes you ve got me on your side there s nothing now you need to hide open up your ragged heart cause i wanna see you whole i wanna see inside your soul every skeleton and every scar cause i can see them in your eyes and i can see through your disguise i like you just the way you are i ve never been impressed all that much by dress and i m not falling for your formal charm i like the way you sing the way you dance the way you swing but your straight self is prettiest by far so if you re making up your face do it to someone else s taste cause i like you just the way you are i m not covering my ears closing up my two seals i won t look away and nervously laugh i won t stop myself from crying shy away from the dying i don t wanna live if living is by half no i m happy just to live in the world the way it is and i like you just the way you are i won t say i just agree scared you ll see the real me just say my lines and play my part say you look good when you don t say we ll meet up when we won t tell little white lies cause the truth s too hard when it comes to you and me i ll say exactly what i see cause i like you just the way you are