Night after nightI keep holding onYou say you love meThen you leave me so lonelyBaby 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 youYou got me believin’ that I can’t live without youWell if you want it, here’s my confessionBaby I can’t help it, you’re my obsessionProtection, that’s what I needI need protection, baby, from your loveProtection, that’s what I needI need protection, baby, from your loveI wait at home by the telephoneWhen I call your house, baby, you’re not thereKnock on the door and I rush down the stairsWhen I open up, baby, you’re not thereWhen we’re togetherWhen we’re together and you put your arms around meYou keep my mindForever, ever in doubtYou want me believin’That, baby, I can’t live withoutProtection, that’s what I needI need protection, baby, from your loveProtection, that’s what I needI need protection, baby, from your loveWe stand alone, at my windowAnd stare out, at the shadows down belowI feel your fingers on my faceI want to stay, I want to run awayProtection, that’s what I needI need protection, baby, from your loveProtection, that’s what I needI need protection, baby, from your loveProtectionLiner 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 forDonna summer.