It was always hard to pin you down And it was only natural for me to hope you'd come around But please, take your reservations and forget them You know things could be so easy if you'd let them And I don't want to lose you now Or ever No, I don't want to lose you now Or ever And there's a darkness in the way you sing And something curious in how you walk as if you've got a broken wing That makes me want to help you find a way to throw your shadow We can even sing songs about your past loves at my piano 'Cause I don't want to lose you now Or ever No, I don't want to lose you now Or ever And I can always feel it, when you're getting set to run Like you're halfway through the chorus And you think the song is done But, baby, take a minute, or take a beer out from the fridge So, maybe we can try this time to make it past the bridge 'Cause I don't want to lose you now, Or ever No, I don't want to lose you now Or ever Baby, I don't want to lose you now Or ever No, I don't want to lose you now Or ever, oh no