(Got me reaching
Reaching
You got me reaching
Reaching)

Reaching for something I can't have
Though it may cause me pain
Needing his love so much till only hurt remains

Standing high on society hill
A voice calls out to me
From a boy I love & need so much
He says he's not for me
'Cause I live up & he lives down
On the poor side of town

But still I'm reaching
Reaching
I can't help reaching
Reaching
Cause he tells me he has nothing
And his place is not with me

His pride keeps him away
But still I love him more each day
So I'll keep...
Reaching for something I can't have
Though it may cause me pain
Needing his love so much till only hurt remains

He says
He cannot give me all the things a rich man can
"Stay on your hill
And don't look down
Forget our love began."
And even though he loves me so
He must let me go

But still I'm reaching
Reaching
I can't help reaching
Reaching

For a boy who cannot give me nothing but his love
But he's everything I need
And I've got to make him see
So I'll keep...

Reaching for something I can't have
Though it may cause me pain
Needing his love so much
Till only hurt remains
I need him and I want him
And I don't care if he has nothing
Just to have him close to me
That's all I ever need