You see it all around you Good loving gone bad And usually it's too late when you Realize what you had And my mind goes back To a girl I left some years ago Who told me Just hold on loosely, but don't let go If you cling too tightly You're gonna lose control Your baby needs someone to believe in And a whole lot of space to breathe in So damn easy When your feelings are such To overprotect her To love her too much And my mind goes back To a girl I left some years ago Who told me Just hold on loosely, but don't let go If you cling too tightly 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 loving 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 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 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah So hold on loosely, but don't let go If you cling too tightly You're gonna lose control Hold on loosely, but don't let go If you cling too tightly to her You're gonna lose control Yeah, yeah, yeah