Hold on Tight

[Verse 1]
My phone rang and she gave me the news
She's three weeks pregnant and we were barely out of school
She said, "My father's gonna kill us both"
I drove to her place with my heart up in my throat

[Verse 2]
She was standing out on her front porch
Her hands were shakin' when I met her by the door
Said, "If you left now I would understand"
I opened up the door and took her by the hand

[Chorus]
I said, "Hold on tight
It's gonna be alright"

[Verse 3]
Well, she was showin' in her wedding dress
And I was pacin' at the alter, scared to death
I fumbled in my pocket for the wedding band
And she started cryin' when I slipped it on her hand

[Chorus]
And said, "Hold on tight
It's gonna be alright"
Hold on tight
It's gonna be alright

[Bridge]
The years went by and we grew strong
I guess we proved them wrong
They said we'd never last
But love is patient, love is kind
Love forgives and love is blind
And love has seen us through the good times and the bad

[Verse 4]
It's gettin' hard just gettin' by these days
With no more money and one more baby on the way
And when she sees that I am full of fear
She holds me in her arms and whispers in my ear

[Chorus]
It's gonna be alright
Hold on tight
It's gonna be alright

[Outro]
It's gonna be alright
It's gonna be alright