Take My Breath Away

98 Degrees

If I had castles built on high
I find a million ways to write your name against the sky
Just to let you know you've caught my eye
If I had more than wealth could buy
I'd sell it all and start again for just a chance with you
Girl, I give my all to win your love

CHORUS
And I would be rich
And I would build all my world around you
Just to show you
How you take my breath away, Oh yeah ...
And you would find love, sweet lady ...
Nobody else this side of heaven knows ...
How you take my breath away

If I could turn the day to night
If I had faith to walk on water maybe you would see
The reason I thank God for miracles
Cause baby when you walked into sight
You turned an ordinary man like me into a king
I would do anything to win your love ...

CHORUS

I think there's something here worth saying (aahhhh)
I don't want to scare you (scare you)
So let me make my wish and hope that you'll believe
In simple love, like I do
Say that it's true
Baby, cause you've got me shaking
My breath has now been taken
I've got to overcome this aching
To win your love
(Ah ah ah ah and I would be rich)
To win your love

(And I would built all my world around you) I built it all around you
(Just to show you) How you take my breath away
And you would find love (And you would find love)
Oh sweet lady ... (sweet lady)
Nobody else this side of heaven knows
How you take my breath away
(Take my breath, woh oh oh take my breath)
Ah ....... oh ..... (How you take my breath away)
(Take my breath, woh oh oh take my breath)
Ah ...... ah ...... (How you take my breath away)
(Ah ah ah ah and I would be rich)
I love you, I wanna win you
(And I would built all my world around you)
Yes, I do ... yes, I do ...
(Just to show you, how you take my breath away)
Your heart, your mind, your soul, your time
Oh ..........
(Take my breath, woh oh oh take my breath)
Nobody else this side of heaven knows
How you take my breath away
(Ah ah ah ah and I would be rich)


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    Very good love song. Explaining the power and depth of someone's love by all the things they would do for that special person.

    Rocklovinggirlon December 16, 2004   Link

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