She called me up right out of the blue I hadn't heard from her, I guess, in a year or two But the sound of her voice on that little machine Has got me thinking crazy things Like running away from everything Turning my back on hopes and dreams Just to hold her Like breaking the heart of the one I love Or caring about what I'm giving up Just to hold her How can a simple hello make me almost lose my mind And throw away my life just to hold her? She said, "Let's reminisce about old times You know the number here, room 209" But I erased that message so I could think it through And realized there are things a man can't do Like running away from everything Turning my back on hopes and dreams Just to hold her Like breaking the heart of the one I love Or caring about what I'm giving up Just to hold her How can a simple hello make me almost lose my mind And throw away my life just to hold her? How can a simple hello make me almost lose my mind And throw away my life just to hold her?