hold on loosely

you see it all around you, good lovin' gone bad, and usually it's too late when you, realize what you had, and my mind goes back to a girl i left, long years ago who told me, just hold on loosely, but don't let go, if you cling too tightly, you're gonna lose control, your baby needs someone to believe in, and a whole lot of space to breathe in, it's so damn easy, when your feelings are such, to overprotect her, to love her too much, and my mind goes back to a girl i left, long years ago who told me, just hold on loosely, but don't let go, if you cling too tightly, you're gonna lose control, your baby needs someone to believe in, and a whole lot of space to breathe in, don't let her slip away, sentimental fool, don't let your heart get in the way, yeah, yeah, yeah, you see it all around you, good lovin' gone bad, and usually it's too late when you, realize what you had, so hold on loosely, but don't let go, if you cling too tightly, you're gonna lose control, your baby needs someone to believe in, and a whole lot of space to breathe in, so hold on loosely, but don't let go, if you cling too tightly, you're gonna lose it, you're gonna lose control, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, so hold on loosely, but don't let go, if you cling too tightly, you're gonna lose control, hold on loosely, but don't let go, if you cling too tightly to her, you're gonna lose control, yeah, yeah, yeah