Verse 1:
I built my fences too high
Had nowhere to go

No one could get inside
I was alone


I dug my trenches too deep
I couldn't see the sky
And then a bullet hit me

Then I came alive

Bridge/Chorus:

Oo I finally found a way
To open up and say
I wanna let you in

I've kept you on the outside
Such a very long time


But now I see what I've been missin'
All this time I've took second guessin'
Now I need...

To take a chance on me

Verse 2:

I didn't wanna be tied down
But now I see
Not being tied down

Ain't the same as being free
Ooo you set me free


Bridge/Chorus

Refrain:

No man is an island
No point in acting tough
We all need someone to make us smile

To make us cry
To make us love!


I wanna let you in
I've kept you on the outside
Such a very long time


Oo I finally found a way
To open up and say

I wanna let you in
I've kept you on the outside
Such a very long, long time


And now I see what I've been missin'
All this time I've took second guessin'

Now I see what I've been missin'
All this time I've took second guessin'
Now I see

All I need
To take a chance on me.