Night after night I keep holding on You say you love me Then you leave me so lonely Baby i don't believe a word you're sayin' I think it's all some evil game you're playin' ============================= Still all day long all i do is think about you You got me believin' that i can't live without you Well if you want it, here's my confession Baby i can't help it, you're my obsession ============================= Protection, that's what i need I need protection, baby, from your love Protection, that's what i need I need protection, baby, from your love ============================= I wait at home by the telephone When i call your house, baby, you're not there Knock on the door and i rush down the stairs When i open up, baby, you're not there When we're together When we're together and you put your arms around me ============================= You keep my mind Forever, ever in doubt You want me believin' That, baby, i can't live without ============================= Protection, that's what i need I need protection, baby, from your love Protection, that's what i need I need protection, baby, from your love ============================= We stand alone, at my window And stare out, at the shadows down below I feel your fingers on my face I want to stay, i want to run away ============================= Protection, that's what i need I need protection, baby, from your love Protection, that's what i need I need protection, baby, from your love Protection ============================= Liner notes on "lost masters" bootleg cd: Bruce springsteen and the e street band, the hit factory, new york city, August 1, 1983. the full e street band completed take of song written for Donna summer.