HOLD ON four years ago gary joined the navy that last night we cried every tear we ever had and it seems silly now remembering how we made a vow to hold on, hold on the first letters came the next week postmarked hong kong he'd send snapshots of his buddies from japan and when at sea he'd write poetry to send to me hold on, hold on, hold on my girlfriends all got married and they moved away the school kids get younger every year all that pulled me through was a heart that knew my sailor blue hold on, hold on the letters slowed to once a month, then slowed again the few phone calls were too short to talk it's been a boring day i don't know what to say you're so far away hold on, hold on, hold on i've moved again, it's this job i'm in, the money's good i'm a women now, i meet the world head on this city's fun i've dated some when the chance has come i heard somewhere that gary's coming home next week funny, i couldn't tell you how i feel a lifetime's slipped by should we even try or hold that last goodbye hold on, hold on, © 2014 floyd jane. Words and music. All rights reserved. |