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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Madonna
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Rick Nowels
Songwriter
Madonna
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Madonna
Producer
Patrick Leonard
Producer
David Reitzas
Engineer
Jon Englesby
Engineer
Mark Endert
Engineer
Matt Silva
Engineer
Pat McCarthy
Engineer
Ted Jensen
Mastering Engineer
William Orbit
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
To have and not to hold
So hot, yet so cold
My heart is in your hand
And yet you never stand
Close enough for me to have my way
[Verse 2]
To love but not to keep
To laugh, not to weep
Your eyes, they go right through
And yet you never do
Anything to make me want to stay
[Verse 3]
Like a moth to a flame, only I am to blame
[Verse 4]
Ba ba da ba ba ba, what can I do?
Ba ba da ba ba ba, I go straight to you
Ba ba da ba ba ba, I've been told
You're to have, not to hold
[Verse 5]
To look but not to see
To kiss but never be
The object of your desire
I'm walking on a wire
And there's no one at all to break my fall
[Verse 6]
Like a moth to a flame, only I am to blame
[Verse 7]
Ba ba da ba ba ba, what can I do?
Ba ba da ba ba ba, I go straight to you
Ba ba da ba ba ba, I've been told
You're to have, not to hold
You're to have, not to hold
You're to have, not to hold
[Verse 8]
Like a moth to a flame, only I am to blame
[Verse 9]
Ba ba da ba ba ba, what can I do?
Ba ba da ba ba ba, I go straight to you
Ba ba da ba ba ba, I've been told
You're to have, not to hold
You're to have, not to hold
You're to have, not to hold
You're to have, not to hold
To break my heart
Written by: Patrick Leonard, Rick Nowels