Just Hold On
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(VERSE)
Well he live down in the basement most his life
Surrounded by the concrete and the lies
He lost his legs in an airplane ride 1940 something
Now he’s down there reading what other people write
Some people say he’s waiting for his wings
I’ll tell you right now those things don’t come free
But either way he’s leaving just like you, me, and you
I guess for now I’m just too high to land
(CHORUS)
You gotta hold on
Like the leaves in wind
Just hold on
(VERSE)
Now the house above the basement is now gone
10 years has passed and so has he
There’s nothing left but a concrete slab and that fish smell in the water
But I don’t give a damn how bitter a man can be
(CHORUS)
You gotta hold on
Like the leaves in the wind
Just hold on
That feeling that you get when winter’s comin’
(VERSE)
Lately I feel like the end is surely coming
I’m startin’ to hear the children laugh in the morning
Maybe it’s time to take this ride for everything that it’s not
Or maybe it’s time to take the pictures out the frames
Even the days are brighter on this train
But when the pain leaves I wonder where it goes
Well, my life’s my cross to bear and you can drag it through the dirt
But you need to send a letter before I rust
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(CHORUS)
Cause I'm holdin' on
Like the leaves in the wind
Holdin’ on
That feeling that you get when winters comin’
And it’s the calm before the storm
I’m holdin’ on
So clothes your eyes and take comfort in this moment
‘Cause I’m holdin’ on
Like the leaves in the wind
Hold on
That feeling that you get when winters comin’
And it’s the calm before the storm
I’m holdin’ on
So close your eyes and take comfort in this moment
Close your eyes and take comfort in this moment
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©â„— Pearly Girl Records
Travis Shallow (Writer - ASCAP)
Pearly Girl/Shallow Music
(Publishing - ASCAP)
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