[Verse 1] I woke up to the floorboards Creakin' like they knew my name Cold tea on the table Same old hurt, same old shame I told myself, keep moving But my feet stay stuck in tar And the mirror in the hallway Shows a man who ain't gone far [Pre-Chorus] That black dog on my shoulder He knows my every lane He says, "Come on down here, brother Let the water call your pain" I bite my tongue and hush him But he's leaning in tonight Like a knife made out of silence Like a door with no light [Chorus] Hold me up I'm fallin' down Hold me up Don't let me drown These dark thoughts Keep callin' my name Hold me up Or I'll fade away [Verse 2] Rain on the screen door Hissin' on the crooked glass Mama's prayer in the cupboard Still can't make the shadows pass I been countin' all my losses Like coins in an empty hand And the world keeps turning farther From the boy I thought'd be a man [Pre-Chorus] That black dog on my shoulder He knows my every lane He says, "Come on down here, brother Let the water call your pain" I bite my tongue and hush him But he's leaning in tonight Like a knife made out of silence Like a door with no light [Chorus] Hold me up I'm fallin' down Hold me up Don't let me drown These dark thoughts Keep callin' my name Hold me up Or I'll fade away [Bridge] If you hear me at the river If you hear me fade to gray Pull me back to the porch light Pull me back before I sway I don't need no grand salvation Just a hand that stays awhile Just one voice in the dark room Sayin' "Son, you'll make it through this mile" [Final Chorus] Hold me up I'm fallin' down Hold me up Don't let me drown These dark thoughts Keep callin' my name Hold me up Let me stay, let me stay [Outro] Violin cryin' in the corner Cello hummin' low and deep I still hear the mornin' coming Even when I cannot sleep
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