Holdin’ On Tight

(Verse 1)

I bit my tongue when I should’ve spoke true

Watched her fade through that door like the night slips through

Now the porch light’s burnin’ on an empty chair

And the smell of her perfume still hangs in the air

(Verse 2)

She was sunrise glowin’ on a worn-out farm road

That soft southern rain hittin’ hard on the soul

But I let my pride win, I let my heart lose

Now I’m stuck in this bar with a bottle and the blues

(Chorus)

I ain’t givin’ you up, not tonight, not ever

You’re the string in my song, the line I can’t sever

I’d bleed through the fire, I’d crawl through the fight

You’re my whole world, my dark and my light

(Verse 3)

See her red hair burnin’ in a far-off flame

Hear her laugh in the wind callin’ out my name

If time had mercy, I’d beg for one more chance

I’d hold her close tight in these busted hands

(Bridge)

By the dust, by the stars, by the dirt and the rain

I won’t turn my back, I won’t break us again

She’s the blood in my veins, the breath in my chest

And I’ll fight for her love ‘til they lay me to rest

(Final Chorus)

I ain’t givin’ you up, not tonight, not ever

You’re the string in my song, the line I can’t sever

I’d bleed through the fire, I’d crawl through the fight

You’re my whole world, my wrong and my right

Yeah, you’re my whole world… and I’m holdin’ on tight