Here I sit trying to write a song for you
While you read poetry you found in the yard
Words don't come easy
Gotta stretch 'em out before you push 'em through
Having a love so strong for you was never hard
There are songs about leaving, songs about grieving
But here's a song about holding on
As tight as I can
I'm gonna hold on to you as tight as I can
I love to kiss ya, when you're madder than a diatribe
And when you smile out of the corner of your eye
You love surprises but you don't like to be surprised
When the kick drum hits you in the heart it makes you cry
There are songs about leaving, sad songs for grieving
But here's a song about holding on
As tight as I can, as tight as I can, as tight as I can
I'm gonna hold on to you as tight as I can
As tight as I can, as tight as I can, as tight as I can
I'm gonna hold on to you as tight as I can
I've heard to be a man in love, you gotta act like a man in love
As if a little hard work and spit shine will have to do
I turned it over and it tasted sour upon my tongue
Cuz I'm a man in love whenever I'm with you
I'm a man in love whenever I'm with you.