Well I don't know how many times I've tried
To tell her of the feelings I have deep inside
But this girl's got me so I cannot speak
And when I know she's near me how my knees get week
Why can't I shout it to the world

I want to be the one to hold her
I want to be the one who cares
And when she reaches for somebody there
I want to be the one

Well I've laid the plan out in my mind
I've called her up at least a hundred thousand times
But this girl's got me when I'm on the line
The words I mean to say are not the ones I find
Why can't I shout it to the world

I want to be the one to hold her
I want to be the one who cares
And when she reaches for somebody there
I want to be the one

When all the world comes crashing down around
Who's gonna be the one she'll hold to
Who'll be the one who cares
When all the darkness gathers to confound
Who's gonna be the one she'll hold to
Keep her warm when it gets cold to
Be the one that she comes home to
Be the last man standing there

I want to be the one to hold her
I want to be the one who cares
And when she reaches for somebody there
I want to be the one