In the magic of this rainy afternoon
Far away from the battle for survival
In the shelter of your love
My heart can see the simple truth
It comes to me that all I need is you

But these quiet moments wash away too soon
When the world outside becomes a raging river
And I’m swept away
And looking for a rock to hold on to
It comes to me that all I need is you

I don’t need a pot of gold
All I need is you
Somebody else’s hand to hold
All I need is you
Even in the darkest night
Your love comes shining through
It comes to me that all I need is you
All I ever need is you, all I need is you

Some people judge their worth by what they do
They only count the power and the glory
If life becomes a bottom line of what you win and lose
It comes to me that all I need is you
All I ever need is you, all I need is you

Don’t turn around, you could be tempted
You could change your mind again and stay
Don’t turn around, go through the door and walk away

A word of advice don’t hope for love to turn your world around
More often than not it just helps to dull the pain
A toss of the dice two losing numbers face up on the ground
Time to move on and hanging on only brings those tears again

Don’t say you’ll never be pulled in again
Sooner or later the damage will mend
And you’ll be willing and able
And dying to fall in love

And when you fall just think of me
And when I let you go
Someday I know every word
I say tonight will haunt me so

So you thought without her it would be easy to live
She wanted more than you were willing to give
All the give and take and blame are all a part of the plan
That burns for the one that you want to be with

You know a fire is hard to get started
And even harder to make a good one last
You’d better believe it’s so
You’re gonna wind up out in the cold
When it all goes up in smoke and ashes

You better pour a little more coal on the fire
Send the voice she knows and loves a-whistling down the wire
If it’s love and it’s true
Then it ain’t nothing more than a point of view
Pour a little more coal on the fire
Oh you’ve gotta pour a little more coal on the fire

You know she wants you but only if you’re willing to bend
You’re far enough away to see how much she meant
Oh it’s a crying shame that fire’s part of the game
It’s a card you’re holding, playing to win
There ain’t nothing as lonely as a loser
Who refuses to fold a losing hand
You’d better believe it’s true
It’s happening to you
You’re gonna become a forgotten man


I said if it’s love and it’s real
Then cuddle up and tell her just how you feel
Pour a little more coal on the fire
You gotta pour (a little more love) a little more coal on the fire

Woke up this morning and I knew I’d be late
Somehow it came as no surprise
I saw the way she was looking at me
I saw no mercy in her eyes

She gives me love without mercy
Her arms don’t wanna let go
Love without mercy
Am I complaining, mercy no

I have no trouble sleeping at night
When I’ve got a problem on my mind
She gives me something precious and sweet
It solves that problem every time

When I feel like this world wants no part of me
She knows I need love and not sympathy

Hoping baby that you’ve got a notion
To give me some of that sweet love potion
Come on honey it’s so easy
You’ve got what it takes to please me
Long tanned legs, big brown eyes
You’re a first class ticket to paradise, paradise

I’m gonna put my arms around you
And I’ll tell you what I’m gonna do
I’ll love you, squeeze you, try to please you
Hear my heart beatin' for you
It’s going bom, bom, bom, bom bom, bom, heartbeat

Working hard down at the factory
Punch the clock from seven ‘till three
Later on, me and you baby
Are going to make some sweet love, maybe
Hair combed back socks pulled up
I’ve spent three hours shining my pick-up truck
Ah my pick-up truck

The kids are growing up, going off to school
Once again it’s just me and you
Like that first year we shared alone
Once again we’re on our own
But there is one big difference between now and then

We’ve got time in
Still in love and we’re still friends
There’s still time for us to dream again
We’ve got time in

It’s just the two of us in this big old house
On the other side of the life we dreamed about
We’ve got memories to last us for years
Still we wonder where to go from here
But our future is brighter than it’s ever been
'Cause

We’d be fools if we ever let it end
With all this time in

Many’s the time that I’ve stood amazed
At the warmth in your eyes and the smile on your face
And many’s the night I've thanked my lucky stars
That I’m where I am and you’re who you are
I know when we touch in the dark

There can only be one love one you
It’s as simple as that one love one you
I know I owe all this happiness to one love one you

This world hears too many promises made
That are too hard to keep and too easy to break
So the one, only one, that I’m making is this
I’ll be with you wherever that is
I know as long as I live

Now the world only needs one sun in the sky
Only one moon to light up the night
As for me all that I need is

I know how hard she’ll take it
When she finds out I can’t stay
So I don’t want to have to tell her
If there’s any other way

Is there any new way out
Hearts are never broken
Is there any new way out
And no one’s ever hurt in anger
New way out and harsh words are never spoken
Is there any new way out

Now it only stands to reason
With all the plans that missed
That someone might have stumbled
On a better way than this

Is there any new way out
Where tears are never needed
Is there any new way out
Where no one ever needs surrender
New way out neither side’s mistreated
Is there any new way out

Some people spend night and day
Making money they can hide away
They never know what they’re working for
All they think about is making more

And every time the world spins round
There’s a few more hearts that can’t be found
Cause they never had nothing to hold on to
The way that I’m holding you

All I ever need is your true heart
Next to me when it’s cold and dark
All I need to keep from falling apart
Is the beat of your true heart

Some people spend day and night
Trying to love everybody in sight
They never know what love is for
All they think about is keeping the score

And every time the world spins round
There’s a few more hearts that can’t be found
Cause they never had nothing to hold on to
The way that I’m holding you