Cut down by the way that you talk,
you take a room in your hands by your own.
I catch it in the way that you walk
and the way that you slip out the door.
To think you're not sure of yourself,
to think you've got a doubt in your mind,
cover it up with a smile,
cover it up,
like a fault they'll never find.

Summer comes slow and bright,
the evening comes warm and low.
Months have never seemed so long,
the days have never seemed so slow.
Remember that you used to have faith,
remember that you used to believe,
conjure it up with a smile,
conjure it up,
like a fault they'll never find.

It takes time to believe, you know,
you'll find a lover of your own,
and I take pride in your ways, you know,
you've got a style that's all your own,
and it takes time to believe, you know
you'll find a lover of your own,
and it won't let you down.

You can fall back
on the path that keeps you safe,
settle down
to a life you can't quite fake,
shrink away
from the fruit you want to taste,
dare to grow
just in case you start to change
into someone they'll never love

Cos I'm alone tonight
with fears that pull me down.
It all surrounds me now,
all the fear and the doubt.
But you're the centre point,
A perfect bead of light,
won't you shine for me,
won't you shine for me?