The first time I saw you   You were waitin' tables at the corner diner   I said to myself   Never seen a woman look any finer      From that moment on   I was stone cold gone   You would be forever in my mind      Now somewhere in the neon lights   I'm holdin' on for dear life   Rockin' in the arms of your memory tonight      It was San Francisco   Silly suits and white ties by the bay   You appeared with your papa   Tears were rolin' down your mother's face      Everyone was happy   Showered by well wishers   As we drove away      Now somewhere in the neon lights   I'm holdin' on for dear life   Rockin' in the arms of your memory tonight      I'm living but dying   I'm laughing but crying   Somebody tell me it will be alright      I bought it for your birthday   God you looked so lovely in that dress   I took you to a party   Or was it to a night club I forget      Been twenty years and counting   I'm drowning in your love a little more each day      Now somewhere in the neon lights   I'm holdin' on for dear life   Rockin' in the arms of your memory tonight      Now somewhere in the neon lights   I'm holdin' on for dear life   Rockin' in the arms of your memory tonight