"A Man Holdin' On (To A Woman Lettin' Go)" lyrics - TY HERNDON

Two young lovers with their bodies on fire
Aching to swim that river of desire
Leaving innocence there on the bank by their clothes
A man holding on to a woman letting go

There's a man with a bottle on the other side of town
Swimming with a memory that he can't drown
Lord, it ain't sunk in that she ain't coming home
Oh, a man holding on to a woman letting go

[Chorus:]
His heart is telling him
To hang on for dear life
'Cause deep down he knows
She's letting go for good this time

There's a daddy walking his daughter down the aisle
Fighting back tears and forcing a smile
Oh, for twenty-two years he's watched her grow
A man holding on to a woman letting go

In the Hill Valley Home, there's a feeble old man
And he's holding on to a fragile old hand
And the angels are coming to carry her home
Now he's a man holding on to a woman letting go

[Chorus:]
His heart is telling him
To hang on for dear life
'Cause deep down he knows
She's letting go for good this time

[Outro:]
Two young lovers with their bodies on fire
Aching to swim that river of desire
Leaving innocence there on the bank by their clothes
Oh, a man holding on to a woman letting go
A man holding on to a woman, a woman letting go