What makes him stand and fight When he only wants to love? And why do they push so hard When he only needs a shove? Everytime I see him give It's his turn to take Everytime I see him go Everybody says to wait Can't get loose, you can fight like hell But you can't get loose, you can dream But you can't get loose, it's holdin' on, holdin' on Can't get loose, oh no no What makes one man rich? How's another man get so poor? What make someone care so much For things another man can just ignore? Some questions go unanswered And they have for quite some time Some things forever sacred We're just prisoners of our own mind Oh, can't get loose, we can fight like hell But we can't get loose, we can dream But we can't get loose, keeps it holdin' on, holdin' on Can't get loose, shake it, shake it Can't get loose Oh yeah There she sits with stars in her eyes But too afraid to dance 'Cause every guy that she holds so close Just wants to get in her pants, oh yeah Can't get loose Can't get loose Can't get loose Can't get loose Tell me what keeps her by his side When she's treated just like dirt The fear of the dark unknown Appears to be much worse than the hurt So she stays up nights and dreams Of a knight in shining armor Who will rescue her one day While time keeps going against her Ooh, can't get loose, yeah you can fight like hell But you can't get loose, you can dream Oh but you can't get loose, keeps on holdin' on, holdin' on Can't get loose, shake, shake Can't get loose, yeah just fight like hell But you can't get loose, keeps on holdin' on, holdin' on And you can't get loose, oh no no I know you can't get loose, you can shake it, shake it Can't get loose, I know you fight like hell But you can't get loose, yeah you can dream Ooh but you can't get loose, go on and fight like hell But you can't get loose, sh- sh- shake it, shake it, shake it But you can't get loose, ooh Can't get loose Can't get loose, ooh Can't get loose Yeah, can't get loose