Well it's good to know that you are all alone tonightnCan I come around and tell you how I feel?nCan I say the words I did rehearse a million times or more?nNow it's always the samenDo you promise me that you won't breathe a word of this?nWill you hear me out again for old times sake?nWould he fight for you the way I do, And not expect a thing?nNow it's always the samenNow it's always the samennCan I hold you dear?nCan I be with you tonight?nYou are the only thing that keeps me alivenYou are the only thing that keeps me alivenYou are the only thing that keeps me alivennWell I've convinced myself It wouldn't help to tell you thisnSo instead I'll go quietly into the nightnSpend another age with you embedded in my mindnNow it's always the samenNow it's always the samennCan I hold you dear?nCan I be with you tonight?nnYou are the only thing that keeps me alivenYou are the only thing that keeps me alivenYou are the only thing that keeps me alivenNow it's always the samenNow it's always the same