two young lovers with their bodies on fire
aching to swim that river of desire
leaving innocence there on the bank by their clothes
a man holding on to a woman letting go
there’s a man with a bottle on the other side of town
swimming with a memory that he can’t drown
lord it ain’t sunk in that she ain’t coming home
oh a man holding on to a woman letting go
his heart is telling him
to hang on for dear life
’cause deep down he knows
she’s letting go for good this time
there’s a daddy walking his daughter down the aisle
fighting back tears and forcing a smile
oh for twentytwo years he’s watched her grow
a man holding on to a woman letting go
4
in the hill valley home there’s a feeble old man
and he’s holding on to a fragile old hand
and the angels are coming to carry her home
now he’s a man holding on to a woman letting go
his heart is telling him
to hang on for dear life
’cause deep down he knows
she’s letting go for good this time
two young lovers with their bodies on fire
aching to swim that river of desire
leaving innocence there on the bank by their clothes
oh a man holding on to a woman letting go
a man holding on to a woman a woman letting go
Artist: Ty Herndon
Year: 1998
Decade: 90s
Language: en
Word Count: 132