Hay, Colin - Can I Hold You? Lyrics

Sting was much better back then. Just joking, Sting can't touch this!

Only in love person can write such song...

All time favourite. What a voice

Oh.."Puss-N-Boots" Colin this single was no.1 air play radio
"This was sort of like scrubbs"

Why hasn’t this gotten to 1 mil views? It’s a superb song by a superb artist

My favorite song of Colin’s. From my courtship days with my wife of 29 years. Always takes me back to that time. Lovely song from a very talented artist.

Gran vocalista.

Love seeing him on his own. Even on stage, he needs no others. No singers, no crazy hippie dancers. Great on his own! ❤️🍰

Great song by a great musician! I had the privilege of seeing Colin Hay perform about a year ago and he was amazing. What's more, he stuck around afterwards to sign autographs and take pictures with a masduve crowd of longtime fans.

This tune sounds more traditional "Men At Work" than TWO HEARTS, the last Men At Work album. Shoulda been huuuggge.

Shows who had all the talent in "Men at Work." What a simple lovely track. Can't believe this wasn't more popular.

All of the Men were talented. Colin was clearly the best singer and songwriter though.

He think he the Police or something?

Este video esta echo con la mejor tecnologia musical y video y un talento de colin que parese del 2017

What a beautiful song. It seems a while ago that I first tuned into this awesome music video and had the very sweet privilege of hearing this song. I loved to dance to this song.

Yes, I will vote for this music video, "Can I hold You." as my best choice.

hi carlos its Frank, for 20 year i have loved your work about colin, but where are you guys now?since gregs deceace I have been away, but having very own familiy troules maybe the girls  betsy andd the others nams I cant remember just call me when you are lonely.....

I put this song on a mixtape for someone..... 30 years ago



she still has it.

That is beautiful... thanks for posting that...

Awesome! So did I, 24 years ago, then I married her 20 years ago!

Can I send this to wife ?

Magnificent song. I never saw this video before, American radio and even MTV didn't touch it. So sad because LOOKING FOR JACK is such a fine album.

Love from Sweden mate!

Beautiful!

Hi Colin.I really like your songs.I bought the yellow Men At Work record way back then,and I listened to those songs over and over and sang along;,and imagined lots of things while I looked at the album sleeve.Thank you for creating fun, thoughtful and moving music.Peace from Canada.

what a song!  I'm so moved by it

This may be one of the few pages on the internet where no one is chewing each other out about anything.  Coincidence?  I think not. 

Song is recorded in the key of Dmajor...If u play by ear, not that hard to work it out...

Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy fame sounds like a pitch adjusted Colin sometimes

A beautiful song and well sung 

Jeepers Colin...so beautiful...love you and love that you keep your videos on youtube, otherwise so many of us would not come across your work.

I love this song , when I got married I had this playing as my wife walked in yes I did cry.

Just lovely............Colin where are you?

Been watching this for a week now......STILL blowing my mind!

incredible.

and think about the heart melting voice

and YES you can!

so heartspeaking

It's the best Album Colin Hay made. Why you can not buy the album on iTunes?
I only have the album on vinyl, but would like to have it on iTunes or CD. But can not find the album anywhere.
I Love it :-)

Most Romantic song really great sing along song
Colin Hay at his best like Overkill and Blue for You

brickpowerhouse what a lovely description of this beautiful song.thankyou!

Looking for Jack is a fabulous album, almost impossible to track down these days, really deserves a remastered edition.

What the hell happened to me that I've missed out on this man's music for so long? I remember being a young lad listening to "Down Under", "Who Can It Be", and "Johnny B Good", then somewhere down the line I got distracted. Thank goodness I've found my way back. Nothing on commercial radio compares to this. This is music by a master to last a lifetime.

what a great song - timeless classic...!
is that actually chad wackerman on drums...??

Can I hold you in my arms tonight?
Can I make your head and body light?
Can I tell you everything?
Can I make your sweet heart sing?
Can I discover about you?

I never feel alone when I'm with you
I never have to talk when I'm with you
It really is a lonely world
It helps if you have someone to hold
I want that someone to be you

You are never far away from my day dreams
There never are the words to say
For in our world we're one
And with every rising sun there is you

D
Can I hold you in my arms tonight?
G-D
Can I make your head and body light?
Bm-A
Can I tell you everything?
Bm-A
Can I make your sweet heart sing?
Bm7-A
Can I discover about you?

@ScottHardyv1
D
G-D
Bm-A
Bm-A
Bm7-A

G-Bm
You're never ever far away from my day dreams
G
There never are the words to say
Bm
For in our world we're one
G-A
And with every rising sun there is you

If by any chance I ever remarry again ! I will definitely dance to this song. So poetic ill never give up on love.

this song is so simply and yet so utterly captivating -- talk about a state of rapture! and colin hay has an incredible voice; he sings the song in two different octaves, something very few artists could do.

@naavywife Isn't it one of the greatest albums you've ever heard? It gives me motivation during the day :)

@naavywife Ebay is your best bet. I got my cd cover signed by Colin Hay at a concert. I'm holding on to that one.

like it very much

@azy63 That is the most poetic youtube comment I've ever seen.

@ChemicalAngel175 Please reveal the name of the album?

If I marry again, I want this song

Beautiful song in every way. Thank you

Looking for Jack is by far my favorite of his solo albums. He was very experimental in some of his songs. I guess the world just wasn't ready for it.

one of my all time faves! Thanks

Still one of my favourites from the 80's

I am lucky enough to own the album!! Stunning lyrics and vocals none can match!

great album......this is my choice for my wedding song : )

This is an amazing song :) Love it :)

omg this is perfection this is for my lovely wife marilyn all those years ago..

i love this song one of colins best ,words are so romantic

what great lyrics ....truly a great love song ....thanks ....and a glasgow boy lol

some of Colin's early stuff sounds a bit like Sting

I am Alex from Uruguay. I just love this song, his voice is so perfect, so inusual.

fantastic

this has been mine and my ex partners song for about 20 yrs, I won a 12" version of it at the fair, still have it, never knew at the time who it was (Men at Work) then found out,Brilliant song, so full of great sentiment, pity the relationship wasn't as good :( Tears rolling down my face just now!!!!!

Wow!! I never knew this song existed!! When in high school I loved Men at Work. Colin Hay is a masterful writer and composer. This song makes me feel like I'm back in the 80's. Love it !!!

Some songs just haunt you. They lock themselves into your subconscious and then reveal their presence in pleasantly subtle ways. Standing in line,,,behind the wheel...over a drink, you find yourself smiling in a enjoyable reverie. Over the decades, this song has always done that for me. ^_^

A very perceptive comment. I bought the album by chance in 1988 from a Woolworths bargain bin in my home town of Southport. It turned out to be one of the best buys I ever did make, crammed with great, inventive songs. I was just reflecting on how stunned I was to hear this song and how I used to listen to it repeatedly. It encapsulates everything about a great pop song- passionate delivery, great lyrics, and the way it builds and builds all the way through. Nearly thirty years on, it is hard sometimes to hear the music exactly as you did when listening to it originally- the experience is not quite the same. Every now and then it does feel the same though and listening to 'Can I Hold You' today takes me right back to how it sounded in 1988.

This song tells me so much!

oh I LOVE this song!!!!