As I grow older I don't get colder ' I get warm inside Although I told her I could not hold her satisfied She took me higher She took me higher than I cared to go She took me longer Her grip was stronger than anyone I know I want you all to know As I get calmer I would not harm her ' I get soft inside Do not alarm her I ain't no farmer from the countryside She took me higher She took me higher than I cared to go She took me longer Her grip was stronger than anyone I know I want you all to know As I remember My eye is tender from the thought of you My hope is slender But I intend her to see me through She took me higher She took me higher than I cared to go She took me longer Her grip was stronger than anyone I know I want you all to know