When I met you I was just a kid Holes in my pockets, didn’t care where I’ve been Then you picked me up, said, “Baby, let’s get clean” You don’t turn around when you walk away You don’t close your eyes when you hear ’em say Those city lights will blind you if you stare
This is how it feels to hold onto love This is how it feels to hold onto love
You told me when you were 23 You’d rather stop your heart than watch it bleed But I’m still dying, lying on your floor Looking up, tryna find the stars But it’s hard to sleep through all these scars When you told me to shine, that’s when you set me free Yeah, yeah
This is how it feels to hold onto love This is how it feels to hold onto love
The years keep coming Oh, the years keep coming I keep coming, howling out your name
Make it end Oh make it begin again I will make it end Oh make it begin again, hey, hey
This is how it feels to hold onto love This is how it feels to hold onto love This is how it feels to hold on You’ve gotta hold, baby, you’ve got to hold onto love This is how it feels to hold on Ooh, hold onto love Hold onto love