Bette Midler

Songwriter: Johnny Bristol

Producer: Arif Mardin

Well hello. Gee, I can't believe you're here with me
Oh, I've wanted to see you alone for so long
Where did you learn to do all that?
Oh, c'mon over here
Sit down right next to me
Oh, c'mon, don't be afraid
I ain't gonna hurt you
Just want to show you a few things
I picked up when you went away
Like this. Ah, don't feel bad
Oh, so good, so good, so good
You and me have got in bed

Now that we carress
A kiss so warm and tender
I can't wait 'til we reach
That sweet moment of surrender
Oh, we'll hear the thunder roar
Feel lightning strike
We don't have to hurry
'cause you know we got all night

Hang on in there, baby
Hang on in there, doll
I'm gonna give you more
Than you've ever dreamed possible
Hang on in there, baby
Hang on in there, doll
I'm gonna give you more
Than you've ever dreamed possible

Don't be afraid, baby. Oh, no
You're the master of the world
Whoa, we can't help but make it
Because there's real love between us, boy
Whoa, c'mon, help me touch that fire
That every girl dreams of
We're almost there little boy
We're truly making love

Hang on in there, baby
Hang on in there, doll
I'm gonna give you more
Than you ever dreamed possible
Hang on in there, baby
Please don't let me down
Please don't destroy
This new joy we've found

Uh, so heavy, uh
Listen now, baby
What is that you say?
Something eating at you?
It's gonna get away
Don't you fight it, baby
C'mon, open up the door
That's the key to freedom
We've been working for
Let it go, baby. Let it go, honey
Oh, right there, right there
Now don't you move it anywhere
Let it go. Let it go!

Hang on in there, baby
Oh, hang on in there, doll
I'm gonna give you more
Than you ever dreamed possible
Hang on in there, baby
Please don't let me down
Please don't destroy
This new joy we found

Hang on in there, baby
Hang on in there, doll
I'm gonna give you more
Than you ever dreamed possible
Hang on in there, baby
Please don't let me down
Please don't destroy
This brand new joy we found

Yeah, oh yeah. C'mon, baby
Ah, do it to me one more time
Dig that boy. Ooh-hoo. Mmmm
One more time, yeah
Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go
Let it go
Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go
Let it go

Hang on, hang on, hang on
'cause I love ya
Hang on, hang on, hang on, hang on
Hang on in there, baby
Hang on in there, doll
Let it go, let it go
Hang on in there, baby
Hang on in there, doll
You got to, yeah, you got to
Let it go
Hang on in there, baby
Hang on in there, doll
Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go . .

Bette Midler is a Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, comedienne and actress. Named in honor of Bette Davis, Midler’s career began performing off-broadway until she developed the stage persona The Divine Miss M while singing at the world-famous Continental Baths gay bathhouse. A pre-fame Barry Manilow, the venue’s in-house piano player, produced her Grammy-nominated debut album which scored three US top 40 singles including the Grammy-nominated “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy”. Midler took home the Best New Artist Grammy that year, her first of three career wins.

Throughout the 1970s, Midler found further success with music, Broadway, television and film. The Rose, Midler’s 1979 acting debut, earned her both Oscar and Academy Award nominations, and its namesake song won her a Golden Globe and another Grammy – also giving Midler her first success overseas.

The early 1980s proved less successful for Midler with four under-performing singles and a box office flop with the film Jinxed. However, the second half of the decade would prove far more fruitful with a handful of very successful films including Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Ruthless People, Outrageous Fortune and Beaches, the latter featuring a chart-topping cover of “Wind Beneath My Wings” that won Midler her third Grammy and is considered one of the greatest songs in American film history.

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