Hold your breath and cross your fingers
Close your eyes and go to sleep
In your mind the trouble lingers
In your heart no one can see
Now let’s try to understand
How life slipped right between your hands
Now let’s try to recognize
The things that matter in your life

Hold your breath and cross your fingers
Hope your problems go away
Life’s a song and you’re the singer
Your voice to weak to sing it straight
In your heart you’re still a kid
Needing guidance in the mist
When she’s reaching out her hand
You fall in love again

And when she whispers your name
Everything is the same, but it’s good
She makes you forget
For a while things are just like they should
But when she’s not there you get weary and scared
So busy killing your time
Until she comes home to the mess you’ve made out of your mind

Hold your breath and cross your fingers
Let your restless mind unfold
It’s your song but she’s the singer
Your heart’s a note so hard to hold
In your mind you’re still alone
In your heart you need someone
You’re afraid to let her in
She will walk away again

And when you call out her name
and reach for her hand, she’s not there
You need her so much
But after all it’s just fair
You’ve pushed her away, now she will stay
Like a wound that won’t heal with time
Deep down inside in the mess you’ve made out of your mind

Hold your breath and cross your fingers
Say a prayer and go to sleep
In your mind the trouble lingers
In your heart no one can see