i learned when i was a young boy
you turn your cheek you get slapped
i take the punches i can’t slip
and i give it right back
even if i win girl you know it really won’t mean too much
what i want baby most of all is the only thing i can’t touch
if i give you my heart would you love me forever
would you pick up the pieces if i stumble and fall
if my world falls apart could you keep it together
if i can’t have you i don’t want no one at all
just because i’m so quiet
just because i don’t cry
the hardest lesson to learn girl
is how to take it inside
there’s leather and jewels to soothe me
but it really isn’t what i need
there’s an aching hurt inside of me
and it’s the kind of thing you don’t see
if i give you my heart would you love me forever
would you pick up the pieces if i stumble and fall
if my world falls apart could you keep it together
if i can’t have you i don’t want no one at all
now the years are unwinding
but i still feel the hurt
i’ve been fighting my whole life
for the privilege to work
now i’ve stopped and looked around me
there’s nobody left to blame
if i don’t have you to hold me girl
all of my work’s in vain
if i give you my heart would you love me forever
would you pick up the pieces if i stumble and fall
if my world falls apart could you keep it together
if i can’t have you i don’t want no one at all
Artist: Little Steven
Year: 1982
Decade: 80s
Language: en
Word Count: 128