In These Arms

There are many Bon Jovi songs that I like, but none more so than this one. There is a real sense of need, of desperation almost, about the lyrics. It is a song I can identify with, that ache to have and to hold. I've listened to this song in anger, and in tears, and sometimes both at once. I could say more about this song, but I'm going to shut up and just let the lyrics speak for themselves.

In These Arms by Bon Jovi

You want commitment
Take a look into these eyes
They burn as fire (yeah)
Until the end of time
I would do anything (baby)
I'd beg, I'd steal, I'd die
To have you in these arms tonight

Baby I want you
Like the roses want the rain
You know I need you
Like a poet needs the pain
I would give anything
My blood, my love, my life
If you were in these arms tonight

I'd hold you
I'd need you
I'd get down on my knees for you
And make everything alright
If you were in these arms
I'd love you
I'd please you
I'd tell you that I'll never leave you
And love you 'til the end of time
If you were in these arms tonight

We stared at the sun
And we made a promise
A promise this world would never blind us
These were our words
Our words were our songs
Our songs are our prayers
These prayers keep me strong
And I still believe
If you were in these arms

I'd hold you
I'd need you
I'd get down on my knees for you
And make everything alright
If you were in these arms
I'd love you
I'd please you
I'd tell you that I'd never leave you
And love you 'til the end of time
If you were in these arms tonight

Your clothes are still scattered
All over our room
This old place still smells
Like your cheap perfume
Everything here reminds me of you
There's nothing I wouldn't do...

And these were our words
They keep me strong...baby

I'd hold you
I'd need you
I'd get down on my knees for you
And make everything alright
If you were in these arms
I'd love you
I'd please you
I'd tell you that I'd never leave you
And love you 'til the end of time
If you were in these arms tonight
If you were in these arms tonight
If you were in these arms tonight
If you were in these arms...baby

(Fading)
Like the roses need the rain
Like the singles need to change
Like the poets need the pain
I need you
In these arms tonight