From the recording Hold me Close (Home Demo)
lyrics by Robin Cryer Hyland | music by Philip J Hyland
Recorded by Greg Mayberry in Los Angeles CA home studio
Lead vox, Robin
Acoustic guitar and backup vox, Phil Hyland
Electric guitar, piano, bass, and string arrangement by Phil Costello
Congas by Dale May
Lyrics
The hurting, the ache, and the pain, I’ve damaged myself again
When will I ever change? Give me a break,
Painted in a corner alone in my room with a heavy load, won’t you help me let it go?
Bada bop ba ba dada Bada bop ba ba dada, Let it go, Bada bop ba ba dada Bada bop ba ba dada, Let me know, Bada bop ba ba dada Bada bop ba ba dada,
Baby, it’s getting cold, and the leaves don’t keep the trees warm anymore,
And I’m feeling bare, raw like the breeze that blows through these trees,
So smile on me, let me know what it is that I mean to you
And I’ll hide my insecurity, but you always see the truth (you always see the truth)
Bada bop ba ba dada Bada bop ba ba dada, Let me know, Bada bop ba ba dada Bada bop ba ba dada
Hold me close, Bada bop ba ba dada Bada bop ba ba dada
What I can’t understand is how I can make demands without pushing you away
‘Cause I love you, baby, yeah
And I’ll be there for you in the darkness that you go through,
Stroke your head in the night when nothing's going right
But sometimes I am a baby too, and I need you, I need you, I need you, I need you!
Bada bop ba ba dada Bada bop ba ba dada Hold me close Bada bop ba ba dada Bada bop ba ba dada
Don’t let go, Bada bop ba ba dada Bada bop ba ba dada