.38 Special - Hold On Loosely

      [Intro]

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[Verse 1]

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You see it all around you - good lovin' gone bad.
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And usually it's too late when you realize what you had.
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And my mind goes back to a girl I left some years ago, who told me,

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"Just Hold On Loosely, but don't let go.
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If you cling too tightly, you're gonna lose control.
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Your baby needs someone to believe in
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And a whole lot of space to breathe in."
                
                
[Verse 2]               

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It's so damn easy when your feelings are such
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To overprotect her, to love her too much.
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And my mind goes back to a girl I left some years ago, who told me,

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"Just Hold On Loosely, but don't let go.
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If you cling too tight, babe, you're gonna lose control.
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Your baby needs someone to believe in
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And a whole lot of space to breathe in."
                
                
[Bridge]                

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                      Don't let her slip a-
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way,                              sentimental
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fool,                 Don't let your heart get
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in    her   way.
                
                
[Verse 3]                               

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You see it all around you - good lovin' gone bad.
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And usually it's too late when you realize what you had.
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So Hold On Loosely, but don't let go.
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If you cling too tight babe, you're gonna lose control.
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Your baby needs someone to believe in
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And a whole lot of space to breathe in.

                
[Outro]         

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So Hold On Loosely, but don't let go.
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If you cling too tight babe, you're gonna lose it 
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You're gonna    lose control.