CHERISH is the word I use to de-scribe___
all the feel-ing I have hid-ing here for you in-side.__
You don't know how man-y times I've wished that I had told you,
You don't know how man-y times I've wished that I could hold you,
You don't know how man-y times I've wished that I could mold you
in-to some-one who could CHER-ISH me as much as I CHER-ISH you.____

Per-ish is the word that more than ap - plies___
to the hope in my heart each time I re-a-lize____
That I am not gon-na be the one to share your dreams,
That I am not gon-na be the one to share your schemes,
That I am not gon-na be the one to share what seems 
to be the life that you could CHER-ISH as much as I do___

Oh, I'm be-gin-ing to think that man has nev-er found
the words that could make you want me.
That have the right a-mount of let-ters,
just the right sound, that could make you hear
make you see that you are driv-ing me out of my mind__

Oh, I could say I need you, but then you'd re-a-lize__
that I want you.  Just like a thou-sand oth-er guys
who'd say they loved you with all the rest of their lies___
when all they want-ed was to touch your face, your hands
and gaze in-to your eyes._____

CHER-ISH me as much as I CHER-ISH you.____
And I do_____CHER-ISH you,______
And I do_____CHER-ISH you,______
CHER-ISH is the word.____________________