i reach out my arms and i touch you with soft words i whisper your name i held you right on the tips of my fingers but i let it slip right through my hands my eyes had a vision of your 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 ah somebody took you when i wasn t looking and i should have known said i know from the start that it s a long long way from the tips of my fingers but i let it slip right through my hands yes i had your love on the tips of my fingers but i let you slip right through my hands