I was stone cold convinced You were holding me down I could chase my wildest dreams With you not around But I was crazy to think That I could hold my own 'Cause I started to crumble The minute you were gone When your arms were around They held my world together They kept me safe and sound Right through the roughest weather Guess I just lost touch With the man in me you found I was strong as I could be When your arms were around I've done everything I said that I would But you know somehow the good life Don't feel like it should So this ladder that I've climbed I'd gladly back down If I could just have one night When your arms were around When your arms were around They held my world together They kept me safe and sound Right through the roughest weather Guess I just lost touch With the man in me you found I was strong as I could be When your arms were around I was strong as I could be When your arms were around