I'm holdin on to you   When I close my eyes   You're still in my arms   And we never said goodbye   It's all I can do    To go on with my life   But that's supposed to be   The reason why I'm here tonight.      In a downtown restaurant   With a friend of a friend   Well, she sure likes to talk   And I ain't heard a single word, she's said.      Chorus:   Oh, but every now and then I nod   And I pretend to pay attention   And I say things like, uh huh   And Yeah, you're right and are you kiddin'   And I laugh when it seems   Like the right thing to do   It's hard to hold a conversation   Holdin' on to you.      I'd give anything   Just to hear your voice   Or see you look at me and smile   Oh, but what I miss the most.      Is holdin' on to you   'Cause here I am tonight   Starin' at a woman   Who's the last thing on my mind.      Chorus:   But every now and then I nod   And I pretend to pay attention   And I say things like, uh huh   And Yeah, you're right and are you kiddin'   And I laugh when it seems   Like the right thing to do   It's hard to hold a conversation   It's hard to hold a conversation   Holdin' on to you.      When I close my eyes   You're still in my arms   And we never said goodbye...