nothin' without you

i'm the keeper of your heart

i keep the flame when we're apart

i'm the lover in your arms

or a baby soft and warm

i'm a hero in your eyes

i'm a comfort when you cry

when you hurt me i'm your fool

but i'm nothin' without you

no i'm nothin' without you

it don't matter what i do

if i win or if i lose

sweetheart i'm nothin' without you

i'm a beacon in the night

to show the way until it's light

i'm a stumbler in the dark

when i can't say what's in my heart

i'm a poet just the same

every time i speak your name

i'm just a shadow when i'm blue

but i'm nothin' without you