From: “The Best of David Foster - 2nd Edition”

Who’s Holding Donna Now

by

RANDY GOODRUM, JAY GRAYDON and DAVID FOSTER

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 WHO’S HOLDING DONNA NOW
Originally Recorded by Words and Music by RANDY GOODRUM,
EL DeBARGE JAY GRAYDON and DAVID FOSTER

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1. Some-times a love won’t let go.
2. (See additional lyrics)

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Hard as I try I know it shows.

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Ev - ’ry - bod -y’s tell - ing me,

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you’ll be o - ver her e - ven - tual - ly. But how am I sup -

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posed to feel so se - cure, when I keep

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won-d’rin’ who’s hold - ing Don - na now? And I keep won d’rin’ who’s heart she’s knock -

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- ing a - round. There’s noth - ing I would - n’t do to

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- na now. And I keep won - d’rin’ what mag - ic can

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be found to turn me back to the one who’s hold-ing Don - na now.

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And I keep

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Additional Lyrics

2. The letter started with goodbye.

I’ve read it half a million times.
Tell me this is just a dream;
When I wake up she’ll be here next to me.
Tell me it will be just the way it was.
Well, I keep...
(To Chorus:)

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