Can't Give It Up Lyrics

(Jim Peterik/Frankie Sullivan) 
Published by Easy Action Music - ASCAP/Rude Music, Inc. - BMI 

Growin' up he was tagged a rebel 
She was the smoke, he was the fire 
They had the time of their lives together 
Turning it up higher and higher 
Now people talk about the two of them 
And just shake their heads 
It's all just a cryin' shame 
He's got a heart she'll never tame 

He can't give it up, never give his heart away 
Can't give it up, never gonna give it away 
Gets it in the night, hides it from the light of day 
Ooh yeah, he's too wild to tame 

He got hooked on the spotlight 
Fortune and fame, one-night stands 
Under the spell of the hot lights 
He had it all in the palm of his hand 
Now she's waitin' in the wings 
And feelin' alone in the crowd 
Their love is just a distant fire 
He's too wild and she's too proud 

He can't give it up, never give his heart away 
Can't give it up, never gonna give it away 
Gets it in the night, hides it from the light of day 
Can't give it up, he's too wild to tame 

Growin' up he was tagged a rebel 
He was the smoke, she was the fire 
They had the time of their lives together 
Turning it up higher and higher 
People talk about the two of them 
And just shake their heads 
It's all just a cryin' shame 
He's got a heart she'll never tame 

He can't give it up, he'll never give his heart away 
Can't give it up, never gonna give it away 
He gets it in the night, hides it from the light of day 
Can't give it up, he's too wild to tame