And if you would let them hold you These arms of mine, they are lonely Lonely and feeling blue These arms of mine, they are yearning Yearning from wanting you Oh, how grateful I will be These arms of mine, they are burning Burning from wanting you These

And who picks up the pieces Every time two fools collide? To keep our hearts from breaking Every time two fools collide You want things your way And I want them mine And now we don't know Just where you draw the line How can love survive

These arms of mine, Let them hold you, They are loony, Lonely, and feelin' blue They are yearning, Yeah yearning, from wanting you And If you would, How grateful, grateful,