[Verse 1] Naxa sailed twenty years Through the spray and the rain Forty-three this morning And he knows that ache by name Spine bent up and bitter Health gone thin like thread Still he nods to the sunrise Still he gets out of bed [Pre-Chorus] He loves his mom and dad Keeps their voices in his chest When the pain comes prowling He leans on what is left [Chorus] Naxa, hold on tight Naxa, hold on tight (hold on tight) There’s still a song in you tonight Naxa, hold on tight Naxa, hold on tight (hold on tight) One good tune can make it right [Verse 2] Then Captain Jack comes rolling Down from New Orleans With a guitar in the case And smoke on his jeans They trade off worn-out stories Laughing through the ache Jack keeps the fire moving When the hard days start to break [Pre-Chorus] A bottle on the table A chord in the air Jack says, “Sing it, brother Leave some trouble over there” [Chorus] Naxa, hold on tight Naxa, hold on tight (hold on tight) There’s still a song in you tonight Naxa, hold on tight Naxa, hold on tight (hold on tight) One good tune can make it right [Verse 3] Out to Davis Island Where Jack keeps his boat Far from Tampa shouting And the busted downtown roads They drift on that water With a jug and a tune Till the dark feels smaller And the night comes round too soon [Bridge] If the body turns to splinters And the fear comes on hard Let the old friend and the string-line Hold the broken parts Let the waves take the worry Let the fiddle talk back On that boat by the water Naxa comes alive with Jack [Chorus] Naxa, hold on tight Naxa, hold on tight (hold on tight) There’s still a song in you tonight Naxa, hold on tight Naxa, hold on tight (hold on tight) One good tune can make it right [Outro] Mom and Dad, he remembers As the moon lays silver low Two friends, one boat, one bluegrass truth And a heart that still can glow
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