There's been something I've been keeping up for long inside me
There's been something I've been holding in
I've been dancing all around this issue for some time, see
You gotta promise not to tell our friends


Ever since you came back in my lonely world and found me
Ever since I looked into your eyes
I've been putting on this secret, wearing it all around me
You're someone else's but I can't disguise


I'd love to love you and keep it a secret
No one has to know
No one has to know
We'll just keep it between us, girl


I know you've always seen me as a friend and on your side, girl
But to me it's more like the sidelines
Well like a starving artist who has been ignored and denied, girl
I come back with more inspired designs


I know we've got some people who just couldn't understand it
And some people we can never tell
But if we keep our meetings in the dark just as I planned it
We keep our friends in the dark, as well


I'd love to love you and keep it a secret
No one has to know
No one has to know
We'll just keep it between us, girl


Don't, don't, don't reveal who of course is
Who your source is
Oh, cross your heart and never leave a clue
Keep, keep, keep it close and stay quiet
Watch your back and deny it
I'm the only one who has to know it's true


I'd love to love you and keep it a secret
No one has to know
No one has to know
We'll just keep it between us, girl