Who's Holding Donna Now

Album: Rhythm Of The Night (1985)
Charted: 6
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  • Sometimes a love won't get cold
    Hard as I try I know for sure
    Everybody's telling me
    You'll be over her eventually
    But how am I suppose to feel so secure

    When I keep wondering, who's holding Donna now?
    And I keep wondering, who's heart she's knocking around?
    There's nothing I wouldn't do to be in his shoes some how
    And I keep wondering, who's holding Donna now?
    And I keep wondering, what magic can be found
    To turn me back to the one who's holding Donna now?

    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

    Oh
    Well, I keep wondering, who's holding Donna now?
    And I keep wondering, who's heart she's knocking around?
    There's nothing I wouldn't do to be in his shoes right now
    And I keep wondering, who's holding Donna now?
    And I keep wondering, what magic can be found
    To turn me back to the one who's holding Donna now?

    Who's holding Donna now?
    I keep wonderin', whose heart she's knocking around?
    There's nothing I wouldn't do to be in his shoes right now
    Whoa, whoa, whoa
    Who's holding Donna now?
    Oh, Donna
    What magic can be found?
    To make me the one who's holding Donna now
    I can't get Donna off my mind

    Who's holding Donna now?
    I keep wonderin', whose heart she's knocking around?
    There's nothing I wouldn't do to be in his shoes right now Writer/s: David Foster, Jay Graydon, Randy Goodrum
    Publisher: Downtown Music Publishing, GARDEN RAKE MUSIC, Peermusic Publishing, Round Hill
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 3

  • Tony Texas T. from Mcallen, Tx.Someone DROPPED the ball with The Original Beverly Hills 90210. David (Brian Austin Green) should've dedicated this hit to his LOVELY Donna Martin (Tori Spelling)!
  • Gino from HoustonWell the original version/creation of the song started off like this - I was in the library sitting next to my friend and at the same table across from us sat Donna who was a cheerleader. I could not help myself but to write a song about this sweet/pretty girl whom my friend had a crush. It was late April or first of May 1984 and was all of ours last term at Blinn. I probably wrote a good verse or more and the chorus and would wander off to sing it in the book sections where the librarian would tell me to keep it down. I lost touch with all people from my college days, but I cannot help to wander if somewhere down the road those two ended up married. I cowrote/recorded a demo with only David Foster present writer at the catalog/lounge.
  • John from Nashville, TnThis was one of Motown's last American Top 10 singles whilst Berry Gordy was the owner. The last two American Top 10 singles were Smokey Robinson's "Just To See Her" and "One Heartbeat", two songs Robinson didn't write.
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