Oh
Shirley, I love you.
You must believe I do.
Cause
Shirley, I need to have and
hold the both of you.
Well, I'm writing this from
the hotel downtown.
I'm sure you remember the place.
You see, I came back into town to
see our new baby today,
and you slammed the door in my face.
Now,
Shirley, I know that you've got every right
to despise every breath that I take,
but I'm praying there's still
enough love in your heart
to forgive me that one big mistake.
Because surely, surely I love you,
you must believe I do,
because surely I need to have
and hold the both of you.
You know I have to admit that
when I first heard the news
that my first thought was I had to run.
You see,
Shirley, I was too far along
on my way to success
to be chained to a wife an d a son.
So I kept my name,
and you had the blame.
And you bore it with head held high.
But I guess now,
all the while that you were wearing the smile,
you wanted to break down and cry.
Shirley, I love you.
You must believe I do
Cause surely I need to have and hold
The both of you
I just jumped on that train an
d it took me away
And
I, well I thought I'd left trouble behind
But I found out in a while
With each passing mile,
what I really had left was my mind
So I'm back here to stay,
whether you'll have me or not
It's all up to you,
Shirley, in your heart
All the heartaches you've had,
everything that's gone bad
I'll have to live with if we stay apart
Cause surely I love you,
you must believe I do
Cause surely I need to have and
hold the both of you
Oh,
Shirley, I need to have and
hold the both of you