Released: November 4, 1996
Songwriter: Carole Bayer Sager Albert Hammond
Producer: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
[Verse 1]
When I need you
I just close my eyes and I'm with you
And all that I so want to give you
It's only a heartbeat away
When I need love
I hold out my hand and I touch, love
I never knew there was so much love
Keeping me warm night and day
[Chorus]
Miles and miles of empty space in between us
A telephone can't take the place of your smile
But you know I won't be travellin' forever
It's cold out but hold out
And do like I do
[Verse 2]
When I need you
I just close my eyes and I'm with you
And all that I so want to give you, babe
It's only a heartbeat away
[Chorus]
It's not easy when the road is your driver
Honey, that's a heavy load that we bear
But you know I won't be travellin' a lifetime
It's cold out so hold out
And do like I do
When I need you
[Saxophone Solo]
[Interlude]
Mmm
Mmm, yes
[Chorus]
When I need love
I hold out my hands and I touch, love
I never knew there was so much love
Keeping me warm night and day
When I need you
I just close my eyes and you're right here by my side
Keepin' me warm night and day
I just hold out my hands
I just hold out my hands
And I'm with you darlin'
Yes, I'm with you darlin'
All I wanna give you
It's only a heartbeat away
Oh, I need you, darlin'
When I need you
I just close my eyes and I'm with you
And all that I so want to give you
It's only a heartbeat away
When I need love
I hold out my hand and I touch, love
I never knew there was so much love
Keeping me warm night and day
[Chorus]
Miles and miles of empty space in between us
A telephone can't take the place of your smile
But you know I won't be travellin' forever
It's cold out but hold out
And do like I do
[Verse 2]
When I need you
I just close my eyes and I'm with you
And all that I so want to give you, babe
It's only a heartbeat away
[Chorus]
It's not easy when the road is your driver
Honey, that's a heavy load that we bear
But you know I won't be travellin' a lifetime
It's cold out so hold out
And do like I do
When I need you
[Saxophone Solo]
[Interlude]
Mmm
Mmm, yes
[Chorus]
When I need love
I hold out my hands and I touch, love
I never knew there was so much love
Keeping me warm night and day
When I need you
I just close my eyes and you're right here by my side
Keepin' me warm night and day
I just hold out my hands
I just hold out my hands
And I'm with you darlin'
Yes, I'm with you darlin'
All I wanna give you
It's only a heartbeat away
Oh, I need you, darlin'
more tracks from the album
If We Fall in Love Tonight
- I Don’t Want to Talk About It
- You’re in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)
- Have I Told You Lately
- My Heart Can’t Tell You No
- Sometimes When We Touch
- Broken Arrow
- So Far Away
- All for Love
- For the First Time
- Downtown Train
- The First Cut Is the Deepest
- When I Need You
- Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
- If We Fall in Love Tonight
- Forever Young (1996)
From the album
- If We Fall in Love Tonight (1996)
Rod Stewart popular songs
- I Don’t Want to Talk About It
- Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?
- Young Turks
- Maggie May
- Forever Young
- Love Is
- Sailing
- Handbags & Gladrags
- Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? (Remix)
- Maggie May (Live)
- Faith of the Heart
- Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
- Every Picture Tells a Story
- Have I Told You Lately
- Didn’t I
- Baby Jane
- You’re in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)
- The First Cut Is the Deepest
- When I Need You
- Downtown Train
- Rhythm of My Heart
- Hot Legs
- Ruby Tuesday
- Love Minus Zero/No Limit