Sometimes I see his face 
 I wanna hold you, but it feels unsafe 
 Too scared to give my heart up now 
 I'm not brave enough to play my part now 
    Can you guarantee that you'll stay here with me? 
 With me   
 Feels strange like a foreign thing 
 I'm still waiting for the love to kick in 
 Sometimes when I watch you sleeping 
 I keep heading to check you're breathing   
 It's not fair, not your fault, not at all 
 Not at all   
 Oh, once bitten, twice shy 
 I try and I try, I try 
 'Cause I'm holding on to nothing 
 I'm holding on to nothing 
 Once bitten, twice shy   
 I can't seem to find the strength 
 What's the point in keeping you at arm's length? 
 I wanna love you, but I can't imagine 
 What I'd do if the worst did happen   
 Can you guarantee that you'll stay here with me? 
 With me   
 Oh, once bitten, twice shy 
 I try and I try, I try 
 'Cause I'm holding on to nothing 
 I'm holding on to nothing 
 Once bitten, twice shy   
 Well, I've been there before 
 No, I won't go back 
 Couldn't take anymore 
 I'm not going back 
 Going back, going back   
 Oh, once bitten, twice shy 
 I try and I try, I try 
 'Cause I'm holding on to nothing 
 I'm holding on to nothing 
 Once bitten, twice shy 
 Once bitten, twice shy