i m not asking you to run ahead but could you try to take a single step how can we move forward when you re halfway out the door so you ve made mistakes you have regrets i don t need you to be perfect just promise that you ll be honest i promise that it s worth the risk but i can t make you love me even if i try i m not gonna force you you have to decide i m asking you to trust me when i say that i m not here for the moment i m in this for life yes i know i know you ve been hurt before and life will lay you low oh of that i m sure but just say the word baby and i m yours i ll be shelter keep you safe and warm we can take it take it take it slow cause it takes time to make this house a home and clean up the mess those are the lovers left oh but the past is past so we re moving on no turning back i promise that i m honest there are greater things ahead but i can t make you love me even if i try i m not gonna force you you have to decide i m asking you to trust me when i say that i m not here for the moment i m in this for life yes i know i know you ve been hurt before and life will lay you low oh of that i m sure but just say the word baby and i m yours i ll be shelter keep you safe and warm and i know its hard to trust me baby that i won t do you wrong no and even when the storms of life come raging you won t have to look too far i ll be your shelter yes i know i know you ve been hurt before and life will lay you low oh of that i m sure but just say the words baby and i m yours i ll be shelter i ll be i ll be i ll be i ll be your shelter1