"Promise Ain't Enough" lyrics
Don't wanna open your heart
You're afraid from the start
That a new love's gonna let you down
There is something you should know
Before you give up and go
I don't believe in the run around, ooh, no
I just want to define myself
And show you how you feel
If a promise ain't enough (If a promise ain't enough)
Then a touch says everything (Touch says everything, everything)
Gotta hold you in my arms (Hold you in my arms, oh)
'Til you feel what I mean (There's so much more than promises)
Know that my heart just tells me what to say
But words can only prove so much
If a promise ain't enough (If a promise ain't enough)
Hold onto my love
Though my words can't describe
How I'm feeling all inside
Does my touch say anything to you?
I'm not afraid to take time
'Cause I'll know you'll find
That I'm real and my touch is true, oh yeah
It's taken a lifetime to find my heart
And I give it all to you
If a promise ain't enough (If a promise ain't enough)
Then a touch says everything (Touch says everything, everything)
Gotta hold you in my arms (Hold you in my arms, oh)
'Til you feel what I mean (There's so much more than promises)
Know that my heart just tells me what to say
But words can only prove so much
If a promise ain't enough (If a promise ain't enough)
Hold onto my love, yeah
Oh, it took a lifetime to find what I want
I won't let it get away
If a promise ain't enough (If a promise ain't enough)
Then a touch says everything (Touch says everything, everything)
Gotta hold you in my arms (Hold you in my arms, oh)
'Til you feel what I mean (There's so much more than promises)
Know that my heart just tells me what to say
But words can only prove so much
If a promise ain't enough (If a promise ain't enough)
Hold onto my love
If a promise ain't enough
Hold on
If a promise ain't enough (Promises, promises, promises)
Hold onto my love (Hold on, hold on)
And giving you promises, oh baby (Promises, promises, promises)
Hold onto my love, oh (Hold on, hold on)
Believe me, girl, listen when I say (Promises, promises, promises)
But hold on (Hold on, hold on)
When I say, my heart is true, my heart is true (Promises, promises, promises)
You gotta hold on (Hold on, hold on)
You're afraid from the start
That a new love's gonna let you down
There is something you should know
Before you give up and go
I don't believe in the run around, ooh, no
I just want to define myself
And show you how you feel
If a promise ain't enough (If a promise ain't enough)
Then a touch says everything (Touch says everything, everything)
Gotta hold you in my arms (Hold you in my arms, oh)
'Til you feel what I mean (There's so much more than promises)
Know that my heart just tells me what to say
But words can only prove so much
If a promise ain't enough (If a promise ain't enough)
Hold onto my love
Though my words can't describe
How I'm feeling all inside
Does my touch say anything to you?
I'm not afraid to take time
'Cause I'll know you'll find
That I'm real and my touch is true, oh yeah
It's taken a lifetime to find my heart
And I give it all to you
If a promise ain't enough (If a promise ain't enough)
Then a touch says everything (Touch says everything, everything)
Gotta hold you in my arms (Hold you in my arms, oh)
'Til you feel what I mean (There's so much more than promises)
Know that my heart just tells me what to say
But words can only prove so much
If a promise ain't enough (If a promise ain't enough)
Hold onto my love, yeah
Oh, it took a lifetime to find what I want
I won't let it get away
If a promise ain't enough (If a promise ain't enough)
Then a touch says everything (Touch says everything, everything)
Gotta hold you in my arms (Hold you in my arms, oh)
'Til you feel what I mean (There's so much more than promises)
Know that my heart just tells me what to say
But words can only prove so much
If a promise ain't enough (If a promise ain't enough)
Hold onto my love
If a promise ain't enough
Hold on
If a promise ain't enough (Promises, promises, promises)
Hold onto my love (Hold on, hold on)
And giving you promises, oh baby (Promises, promises, promises)
Hold onto my love, oh (Hold on, hold on)
Believe me, girl, listen when I say (Promises, promises, promises)
But hold on (Hold on, hold on)
When I say, my heart is true, my heart is true (Promises, promises, promises)
You gotta hold on (Hold on, hold on)
Thanks to Ted for correcting these lyrics.
Writer(s): John William Oates, Dwayne Keith O'Brien, Porter C. Howell, Daryl F. Hall
