I held you right on the tips of my fingers

I reached out my arms, and I touched you
With soft words I whispered your name
I held you right on the tips of my fingers
Although that was as close as I came

My eyes had a vision of sweet lips
Yielding beneath my command
I held you long on the tips of my fingers
But I let it slip right through my hands

But I let it slip right through my hands

Somebody took you when I wasn't looking
I should have known from the start
That is a long, long way from the tips of my fingers
To the love hidden deep in your heart

To the love hidden deep in your heart

I held you right on the tips of my fingers
But I let you slip right through my hands
Yes, I let you slip right through my hands