You see it all around you Good lovin' gone bad And usually it's too late when you Realize what you had My mind goes back to a girl I left Some years ago who told me To hold on loosely But don't let go If you cling too tightly to her 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 you feel her soft touch To overprotect her To love her too much My mind goes back to a girl I left Some years ago who told me Hold on loosely But don't let go If you cling too tightly to her 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 to her 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 So hold on loosely But don't let go If you cling too tightly to her You're gonna lose control So hold on loosely But don't let go If you cling too tightly to her You're gonna lose control ...