To Have and Not to Hold
Madonna * Track #11 On Ray of Light
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To Have and Not to Hold by Madonna
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“To Have and Not to Hold” is a song recorded by Madonna for her seventh studio album Ray of Light. The song, like the rest of the album, shows Madonna’s ability to work in differents music styles, in this, the artist sing in bossa nova beat.
To Have and Not to Hold Lyrics
[Verse 1]
To have and not to hold
So hot, yet so cold
My heart is in your hand
And yet you never stand
Close enough for me to have my way
[Verse 2]
To love but not to keep
To laugh, not to weep
Your eyes, they go right through
And yet you never do
Anything to make me want to stay
[Pre-Chorus]
Like a moth to a flame
Only I am to blame
[Chorus]
Ba ba da ba ba ba
What can I do?
Ba ba da ba ba ba
I go straight to you
Ba ba da ba ba ba
I've been told, mmm
You're to have, not to hold
(Abahu purusakaram, abahu purusakaram)
[Verse 3]
To look but not to see
To kiss but never be
The object of your desire
I'm walking on a wire
And there's no one at all
To break my fall
[Pre-Chorus]
Like a moth to a flame
Only I am to blame
[Chorus]
Ba ba da ba ba ba
What can I do?
Ba ba da ba ba ba
I go straight to you
Ba ba da ba ba ba
I've been told, mmm
You're to have, not to hold
(Abahu purusakaram)
You're to have, not to hold
(Abahu purusakaram)
You're to have (And yet you never do)
Not to hold
[Pre-Chorus]
Like a moth to a flame
Only I am to blame
[Chorus]
Ba ba da ba ba ba
What can I do?
Ba ba da ba ba ba
I go straight to you
Ba ba da ba ba ba
I've been told, mmm
You're to have, not to hold
(Abahu purusakaram)
You're to have, not to hold
(Abahu purusakaram)
You're to have, not to hold
(And yet you never do)
[Outro]
You're to have
Not to hold
(To break my fall)
Mmm
(Only I am to blame)
(Only I am to blame)
(Am to blame)
(Abahu purusakaram)
(Abahu purusakaram)
To Have and Not to Hold Q&A
Who wrote To Have and Not to Hold's ?
To Have and Not to Hold was written by Rick Nowels & Madonna.
Who produced To Have and Not to Hold's ?
To Have and Not to Hold was produced by Patrick Leonard & William Orbit & Madonna.
When did Madonna release To Have and Not to Hold?
Madonna released To Have and Not to Hold on Sun Feb 22 1998.
What did Madonna say about "To Have and Not to Hold"?
There’s a song on “Ray of Light” called “To Have and Not to Hold” that was influenced by Adtrud Gilberto, and the whole Brazil ‘66 sound.