(Slow acoustic intro – soft piano and steel-guitar hum)
[Verse 1 (Male Vocal)]
I still see that Sunday smile,
Red hair blowin’ in the wind, drivin’ for miles.
Haylee and Heather in their pretty sundresses,
Runnin’ through the pews, laughin’ through the blessin’s.
Amanda singin’ soft, hand in mine,
Those were the days I should’ve froze in time.
(Acoustic guitar strum – steady heartbeat rhythm)
[Pre-Chorus]
But I blinked, and the years rolled on,
Now I’m sittin’ here, wonderin’ where I went wrong.
[Chorus]
I should’ve held on to her, tighter than I did,
Kept her heart close like the hands of our kids.
Haylee’s laughter, Heather’s steady grin,
They’re pieces of her I still find within.
Lord knows, time’s a blur,
But I’ll always hold on to her.
(Steel guitar slide into second verse)
[Verse 2]
Ten years gone, but she’s still in my dreams,
Every night plays back what forever means.
She’s the calm in my storms, the peace in my fight,
The reason I still pray for one more try.
[Pre-Chorus]
If love’s a lesson, I’ve learned it slow,
Now I’m ready for what I should’ve known.
[Chorus]
I should’ve held on to her, tighter than I did,
Kept her close through the hard times we lived.
When the road got rough, when the nights turned cold,
I should’ve been her shelter, her steady soul.
I can’t undo what occurred,
But I’ll always hold on to her.
(Instrumental break – soft electric solo, faint fiddle swell)
[Bridge]
If she ever wonders what’s still true,
Tell her this heart still beats for two.
Every prayer, every word, every song I write,
Is me holdin’ on with all my might.
(Drop to acoustic – breath between lines)
[Final Chorus / Outro]
So I’ll hold on to her, in every way I can,
In the faces of our girls, in the heart of this man.
Maybe someday, she’ll hear this tune,
And know my love never left the room.
’Cause even if she’s gone for sure —
I’ll always hold on to her.
(Soft fade – steel guitar echo to silence)
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