Well my beating heart exploded with a mighty crash And my legs were shaking, things were moving way too fast In the daylight hour I don't remember her name I know deep inside my life won't be the same So I'll hold on to her memory She said life would be simple, love would be so sweet As I held out my hand to another lonely heartbeat I know I must find this mysterious girl My whole life in turmoil, my hearts in a whirl So I'll hold on, hold on, hold on to her memory What you doing this side of paradise? Trying to make me pay the price But you don't know the way I feel Is this a dream or is it real? Like a flash of lightning she came down to me In a blinding moment I found I could see All her face in its glory, a body so tight I know I must find I'll look into the night In a world of adventure the name of the game It's the one that we live in no person's the same So I'll hold on, hold on, hold on, to her memory Repeat What you doing this side of paradise?... In my mind I'm trying to see her perfect face But the image has gone just a time another place In a blinding moment I found I could see Her face in its glory it shone down on me Still I hold on, hold on, to that memory Repeat What you doing this side of paradise?..