tips of my fingers

i reached out my arms and i touched you

with soft words i whispered your name

i held you right on the tip of my fingers

but that was as close as i came

my eyes had a vision of sweet lips

yielding beneath my command

i had your love on the tips of my fingers

but i let it slip right through my hands

i let it slip right through my hands

somebody took you when i wasn't looking

and i should have known from the start

it's a long long way from the tips of my fingers

to the love hidden deep in your heart