to have and to hold

i need to be cleansed
it's time to make amends
for all of the fun
the damage is done
and I feel diseased
i'm down on my knees
and I need forgiveness
someone to bear witness
to the goodness within
beneath the sin
although I may flirt
with all kinds of dirt
to the point of disease
now I want release
from all this decay
take it away
and somewhere
there's someone who cares
with a heart of gold
to have and to hold