He tells her that he does not know what he would do if he were to lose her and also that he does not know what he would give to stop time and be able to spend the night with her.

[1] The song was a massive success in Italy, staying on the first place of the Italian hit parade for over two months, and got Sorrenti a Vota la voce [it] award.

[1] Sorrenti also recorded an English-language version of the song with the title "If You Need Me Now".

[1] The song was performed sixth on the night, following Morocco's Samira Bensaïd with "Bitaqat Hub" and preceding Denmark's Bamses Venner with "Tænker altid på dig".

Thus, the song was succeeded as Italian representative at the 1983 contest by Riccardo Fogli with "Per Lucia".