I think the meaning is pretty clear. This person got really burned in a previous relationship, and because of this is unable to love and show care in his present one, even though he so badly wants to. It's lovely song, and very sad. You can really feel how defeated and frustrated he is with himself.
We want to be alone tonight
'til early in the morning light
Out in the open you are here
Adventures in paradise
We want to be alone tonight
'til early in the morning light
Exploring what the nature brings
Adventures in paradise
Adventures in paradise
Oh give me what I need tonight
Oh you know what I want tonight
Oh give me what I need tonight
Adventures in paradise
We want to be alone tonight
'til early in the morning light
Exploring what the nature brings
Adventures in paradise
Adventures in paradise
Oh give me what I need tonight
Oh you know what I want tonight
Oh give me what I need tonight
Adventures in paradise
Oh give me what I need tonight
Oh you know what I want tonight
Oh give me what I need tonight
Adventures in paradise
When the moon is at its height
And nobody is in sight
We're hiding from the world we used to like
And will stories then be told
Of what we did here tonight
You will always be my number one
Oh give me what I need tonight
Oh you know what I want tonight
Oh give me what I need tonight
Adventures in paradise
Oh give me what I need tonight
(give me what I need tonight)
Oh you know what I want tonight
('Cause you know what I need tonight)
Oh give me what I need tonight
(give me what I need tonight)
Adventures in paradise
Oh give me what I need tonight
Oh you know what I want tonight
Oh give me what I need tonight
Adventures in paradise
Oh give me what I need tonight
(give me what I need tonight)
Oh you know what I want tonight
('Cause you know what I need tonight)
Oh give me what I need tonight
(give me what I need tonight)
'til early in the morning light
Out in the open you are here
Adventures in paradise
We want to be alone tonight
'til early in the morning light
Exploring what the nature brings
Adventures in paradise
Adventures in paradise
Oh give me what I need tonight
Oh you know what I want tonight
Oh give me what I need tonight
Adventures in paradise
We want to be alone tonight
'til early in the morning light
Exploring what the nature brings
Adventures in paradise
Adventures in paradise
Oh give me what I need tonight
Oh you know what I want tonight
Oh give me what I need tonight
Adventures in paradise
Oh give me what I need tonight
Oh you know what I want tonight
Oh give me what I need tonight
Adventures in paradise
When the moon is at its height
And nobody is in sight
We're hiding from the world we used to like
And will stories then be told
Of what we did here tonight
You will always be my number one
Oh give me what I need tonight
Oh you know what I want tonight
Oh give me what I need tonight
Adventures in paradise
Oh give me what I need tonight
(give me what I need tonight)
Oh you know what I want tonight
('Cause you know what I need tonight)
Oh give me what I need tonight
(give me what I need tonight)
Adventures in paradise
Oh give me what I need tonight
Oh you know what I want tonight
Oh give me what I need tonight
Adventures in paradise
Oh give me what I need tonight
(give me what I need tonight)
Oh you know what I want tonight
('Cause you know what I need tonight)
Oh give me what I need tonight
(give me what I need tonight)
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