When I Hold You In My Arms (Before and After)

[Verse 1]
When I hold you in my arms, it's a breath of fresh air
When I hold you in my arms, I forget what's out there
All those people with their faces
They don't have to say a thing
All those people with their faces walking up the street
They don't have to say a thing
Just look around and you can see

[Chorus]
New buildings going up, old buildings coming down
New signs going up, old signs coming down
You got to hold on to something in this life

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 2]
Well, the older generation, they got somethin' to say
But they better say it fast or get outta the way
All those gangsters with their crimes, they make it look so good
We've been blowing up the planet, just like an old neighborhood

[Chorus]
New buildings going up, old buildings going down
New signs going up, old signs coming down
You got to hold on to something in this life

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
If I only had a heart, it would beat the whole night through for you
If I only had a heart, I could cry the whole day's through
When I hold you in my arms, it's a breath of fresh air
When I hold you in my arms, I forget what's out there

[Chorus]
Old heart going up, old heart going down
Feelings going up, feelings coming down
You got to hold on to someone in this life

[Outro]
(When I hold you in my arms)
(When I hold you in my arms)
(When I hold you in my arms)
(When I hold you in my arms, it's a breath of fresh air)