Well I don't know how many times I've tried To tell her of the feelings I have deep inside But this girl's got me so I cannot speak And when I know she's near me how my knees get week Why can't I shout it to the world I want to be the one to hold her I want to be the one who cares And when she reaches for somebody there I want to be the one Well I've laid the plan out in my mind I've called her up at least a hundred thousand times But this girl's got me when I'm on the line The words I mean to say are not the ones I find Why can't I shout it to the world I want to be the one to hold her I want to be the one who cares And when she reaches for somebody there I want to be the one When all the world comes crashing down around Who's gonna be the one she'll hold to Who'll be the one who cares When all the darkness gathers to confound Who's gonna be the one she'll hold to Keep her warm when it gets cold to Be the one that she comes home to Be the last man standing there I want to be the one to hold her I want to be the one who cares And when she reaches for somebody there I want to be the one