NEVER GET TO HOLD YOU IN MY ARMS ANYMORE
(Carlton Haney)


Dan Reno & Red Smiley - 1954


I used to take you in my arms and hold you close to me
I used to tell you how I cared, how happy we could be
But someone else has won your heart and knockin' at your door
And I never get to hold you in my arms anymore

(Instrumental Break)

I tried a million times or more to forget about the past
But to me it seems your memories are the ones that always last
I lie awake and cry for you and sometimes walk the floor
But I never get to hold you in my arms anymore

(Instrumental Break)

I'll step aside and give you up, although it makes me blue
You'll never know how much it hurts to see him holding you
I'll always care and always love you just as before
But I'll never get to hold you in my arms anymore



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - July 2020)