Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh If you give a dog a bone He will follow you home And wait for ya Until he's bored of ya If you call my telephone And leave a note at the tone I won't ignore ya Been waiting for ya Come closer or stay away I can't take loving you halfway I've learned to love the way you taste The in-between, I cannot take Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh We're in a dimly lit restaurant On the Lower East Side And you look gorgeous Yeah, I adore ya You're the only one I want And I ain't one of your pawns You look around the room To see who looks at you Come closer or stay away I can't take loving you halfway I've learned to love the way you taste The in-between, I cannot take Loving you isn't hard It's letting go that leaves a scar Do you feel me too, in your heart? Oh, hold me when I touch your arms Come closer or stay away I can't take loving you halfway I've learned to love the way you taste The in-between, I cannot take Come closer or stay away I can't take loving you halfway I've learned to love the way you taste The in-between, I cannot take Come closer or stay away I can't take loving you halfway I've learned to love the way you taste The in-between, I cannot take