Cherish is the word I use to describe
  All the feeling that I have hiding here for you inside
  You don't know how many times
  I wished that I had told you
  You don't know how many times
  I wished that I could hold you
  You don't know how many times
  I've wished that I could mold you
  Into someone who could
  Cherish me as much as I cherish you
  
  Perish is the word that more than applies
  To the hope in my heart each time I realize
  That I am not going to be the one
  To share your dreams
  That I am not going to be the one
  To share your schemes
  That I am not going to be the one
  To share what seems to be the life
  That you could cherish me as much as I do yours.
  
  Oh I'm beginning to think
  That man has never found
  The words that could make you want me
  That have the right amount of letters
  Just the right sound
  That could make you hear
  Make you see
  That you're driving me out of my mind
  
  Oh I could say I need you
  But then you'd realize that I want you
  Just like a thousand other guys
  Who say they'd love you
  With all the rest of their lives
  When all they wanted was to
  Touch your face, your hand
  And gaze into your eyes
  
  Cherish is the word I use to describe
  All the feeling that I have hiding here for you inside
  You don't know how many times I wished that I had told you
  You don't know how many times I wished that I could hold you
  You don't know how many times I wished that I could mold you
  Into someone that could cherish me as much as I cherish you
  
  And I do
  Cherish you