There's something very English about 'forever'    'Hugs and kisses' are English too    'Forever and a day' has to be American    But 'hold me close' is me and you    'Hold me close' is me and you       So pilots do it in the air    And surfers do it wave after wave    But soon they'll be looking limp and lifeless    We'll still be at it in our grave          Hold me close, underground    Hold me close, underground    I'll be there, I'll wait for you    In with the old, out with the new       'Man and wife' just doesn't suit us    'Just us two' is hardly true    I couldn't care about Mr and Mrs    But 'you and I' is me and you    'You and I' is me and you       Potholers do it with the lights off    Hikers do it long and slow    I'll still be trying to get your clothes off    When I lie 6ft below       Hold me close, underground    Hold me close, underground    I'll be there, I'll wait for you    In with the old, out with the new          I'll be there, I'll wait for you    Hold me close, underground    In with the old, out with the new    Hold me close, underground       When it's turned to overbearing    You and I will still be here