Admiring from afar

Could you stop being perfect for just one second?

I don't compare

I don't dare

You're all that I want

Everything I want to be

All my aspirations summed up when you smile at me

And I don't compare

I don't dare

I want to show you the real me,

But is that what I've been doing?

I don't compare

I don't dare

I've been trying so hard not to scare you away from me,

Even though I know your life is five steps ahead of me,

And I don't compare

I don't dare

Is this admiration or love?

Could it be just a crush?

Is it just the rush I feel?

I flush when I stand next to you

You make me want to be the best that I can

And to get there

If I dare...

I want to make you see me

I want, I wish, if only

But I don't compare

I don't dare