[Verse 1]
I hold your hand
Talk so soft
And try to keep
From drifting off
Your time's not mine to take
It’s not my place to keep you awake
You've got a long drive home in the morning
I pray that dawn would never break

[Chorus]
Well girl, I've known loneliness
And girl, I’ve known pain
But none like knowing
That I won't hold you again
And that all the loves that came before
They just seem like a game
Well, I'm a done deal darling
I'm never gonna be the same

[Verse 2]
So go on home
To where he waits
There ain't no villains in this story, darling
Just all the wrong dates
And if I don't call
It's just self-defence
He's never gonna let you go, no no
Not if he’s got any sense
[Chorus]
But girl I’ve known happiness
My heart it could burst
And knowing that you felt it too
It only makes it worse
But I know that out there somewhere
In a fairer universe
We were a done deal, darling
And you met me first

[Verse 3]
Hold your hand
I'll talk so soft
And try to keep
From drifting off
Ooh, ooh

[Chorus]
But girl, I’ve known loneliness
And girl, I've known pain
But none like knowing
That I won't hold you again
And that all the loves that came before
They just seem like a game
Well, I'm a done deal darling
I’m never gonna be the same
I'm never gonna be the same
I'm never gonna be the same