Left the line and made it home again
How do I spend these precious days so many ties to mend
Like being paroled from your own prison cell
And following on this kind of heaven with some kind of hell
I’m holding on to every grain of hope that I can find
And holding back every doubt that preys upon my mind
See the stillness from the waterside
Letting it flow through every memory that today untied
Choose a stone that makes an easy throw
Into the centre of the water watch the ripples grow
I’m holding on to every grain of hope that I can find
And holding back every doubt that preys upon my mind
All I’m thinking while I’m there is home
Now that I’m here and I can see how much the kids have grown
A ray of hope suggests and end in sight
Maybe the other side will feel the same and see the light
Holding on to every to memory that’s so dear to me
And holding back the bitter truth that seems so clear to me
Holding On, Holding Back, Holding On, Holding Back
The more they ask me the more I’m lost for words
Looking for answers chasing reason like a flock of birds
Seems like home is now the foreign land
Maybe it’s just too much for anyone to understand
Holding on to every to memory that’s so dear to me
And holding back the bitter truth that’s oh so clear to me
I’m holding on, Holding Back, Holding On, Holding Back
Keep us in the dark we’ll lose our sense of wrong and right
(Tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the bitter truth)
Maybe someday we will find a way to shed some light
(Tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the bitter truth)