Holding On

[Verse 1]
Now ever since I first made the decision to change
It's been a painful journey of deep incisions and flames
And broken bones and swallowed dreams and division of thought
An emotional roller coaster from this ticket I bought
I've just been a victim of my pride for too long, and I said no
And I gave up, and I turned back, and I went forth, and I let go
How many times from that moment would I lye
There alone under that blind, dark and lonely winter sky?
If I could've only looked back
Fulfill what lacked in my past
Maybe I'd have a good life
I could just sit back and relax
Without a worry in mind
Without a thought in the world
If I could've sent me a sign right before all this unfurled
Then maybe I wouldn't be here now, and I wouldn't be alone
And everything wouldn't disappear that I thought I had known
If I could go back I'd turn this song around
But I can't can I now?

[Hook]
I'm holding on (oh lord, oh my God)
I'm holding on (turn this song around, but I can't can I now?)
I'm holding on (oh lord, oh my God)
I'm holding on (oh lord)

[Verse 2]
I pointed fingers at others in an attempt to uphold
The certain code my mother told me showed of the soul
But I was wrong, and so was she
And at the expense of the friends who I loved
Who I left on the fence from the sins that I judged when my own were the worst
As I strove to uphold what I was told in the church
I was cold and I hurt
How I'd close every wound if allowed
But I can't, can I now?

[Hook]
I'm holding on (oh lord, oh my God)
I'm holding on (oh lord, oh my God)
I'm holding on (oh lord, oh my God)
I'm holding on (oh lord)

[Bridge]
When all is gone
And I'm still holding on
You can come along
Everybody say
"But we can't, can we now?"
When all is gone
And I'm still holding on
You can come along
Everybody say
"But we can't, can we now?"
When all is gone
And I'm still holding on
You can come along
Everybody say
"But we can't, can we now?"
When all is gone
And I'm still holding on
You can come along
Everybody say
"But we can't, can we now?"
When all is gone
And I'm still holding on
You can come along
Everybody say
"But we can't, can we now?"
When all is gone
And I'm still holding on
You can come along
Everybody say
"But we can't, can we now?"
When all is gone
And I'm still holding on
You can come along
Everybody say
"But we can't, can we now?"
When all is gone
And I'm still holding on
You can come along
Everybody say
"But we can't, can we now?"
When all is gone
And I'm still holding on
You can come along
Everybody say
"But we can't, can we now?"
When all is gone
And I'm still holding on
You can come along
Everybody say
"But we can't, can we now?"
When all is gone
And I'm still holding on
You can come along
Everybody say
"But we can't, can we now?"
When all is gone
And I'm still holding on
You can come along
Everybody say
"But we can't, can we now?"
When all is gone
And I'm still holding on
You can come along
Everybody say
"But we can't, can we now?"
When all is gone
And I'm still holding on
You can come along
Everybody say
"But we can't, can we now?"
When all is gone
And I'm still holding on
You can come along
Everybody say
"But we can't, can we now?"
When all is gone
And I'm still holding on
You can come along
Everybody say
"But we can't, can we now?"

[Outro]
And I dreamed, I dreamed, I dreamed