Fighting this feeling like a war
And I'm too proud to fall
I'm building myself a wall
From this love that I can't ignore
This heartbeat tricking me into
Wanting to come close to you
But I can't afford getting hurt again
So I'm just gonna take a step back

Please don't stand too close to me
Please don't stand too close to me
You know it's not hard to see
Boy, you stole my heart from me

But you gave me a change of you
Never met anyone like you
And you know that I feel it, too
But I'm just scared of something new
This heartbeat tricking me into
Wanting to fall in love of you
And I can't find a reason to walk away
And you keep finding reasons to stay

Please don't stand too close to me
Please don't stand too close to me
You know it's not hard to see
Boy, you stole my heart from me

Even though I don't say anything to you
I think by now that you should know
Even though you don't say anything
It's obvious that this is a new love
You're tricking me into wanting to come close to you
And I can't afford getting hurt again
So I'm just gonna take a step back

Please don't stand too close to me
Please don't stand too close to me
You know it's not hard to see
Boy, you stole my heart from me