[Verse 1]
I woke up mud on my boots
Cold stone under my feet
Your name still in my mouth
Like whiskey in the heat
The blackbird cut the dawn
Over heather, over rain
I kept your coat by the door
But you never came again
[Pre-Chorus]
Now the road goes on
Past the wool and flame
I hear it in the wind
And I call your name
[Chorus]
Hold on, hold on
Come back to the hill
Hold on, hold on
I’m standing still
Hold on, hold on
Hear the whole town sing
Hold on, hold on
We were born for this thing
[Verse 2]
I crossed the market square
Past the stalls and rusted signs
Old hands in the doorway
With their stories and their dimes
The river bit the bank
And the gulls circled low
Every mile I took
Pulled me closer to you, I know
[Pre-Chorus]
Now the road goes on
Past the wool and flame
I hear it in the wind
And I call your name
[Chorus]
Hold on, hold on
Come back to the hill
Hold on, hold on
I’m standing still
Hold on, hold on
Hear the whole town sing
Hold on, hold on
We were born for this thing
[Bridge]
When the winter breaks
And the braziers glow
I’ll be at the gate
Where the wild reeds grow
If you lost your way
Let the lantern burn
I kept one last light
For the day you return
[Final Chorus]
Hold on, hold on
Come back to the hill
Hold on, hold on
I’m standing still
Hold on, hold on
Hear the whole town sing
Hold on, hold on
We were born for this thing
Hold on, hold on
Till the morning breaks
Hold on, hold on
Till the whole world shakes