Hold On To The Heart

[Intro] Coffee gone cold Letter half-read Radio low Your words in my head [Verse 1] You said “Maybe love Just runs out of steam” Packed your two suitcases Took my favorite jeans [Pre-Chorus] I stood there frozen Like a frame on the wall If this is the ending Why am I still sure [Chorus] I won’t give up on love Won’t lock that door Even if it’s you who’s walking out Across my kitchen floor I’ll keep a light in the window Through every midnight doubt I won’t give up on love I won’t count it out [Verse 2] Friends say I’m foolish Living in the past Dropping your old record Letting side A spin at last I trace all the pictures Curling at the edge Promise on your birthday card Like a faded pledge [Pre-Chorus] Some days I stumble Almost let it go Then I hear your laughter On a late-night show [Chorus] I won’t give up on love Won’t lock that door Even if it’s you who’s walking out Across my kitchen floor I’ll keep a light in the window Through every midnight doubt I won’t give up on love I won’t count it out [Verse 3] I tried distractions New names New bars Smiling at a stranger Under borrowed stars But every conversation Turns a shade of you Every sweet beginning Ends in “wish I knew” [Pre-Chorus] So I stop reaching For a borrowed hand If it isn’t honest I can’t make it stand [Chorus] I won’t give up on love Won’t play pretend I believe the real thing’s coming back Round some tired bend I’ll keep a light in the window Through every midnight doubt I won’t give up on love I won’t count it out [Verse 4] Walking past the chapel On a Sunday morn Hear the quiet chorus See a silver ring worn By an old man waiting While she ties her shoe He just smiles and holds her coat Like it’s something new [Pre-Chorus] That’s the picture That I’m leaning on Two hands wrinkled Still holding strong [Chorus] I won’t give up on love Won’t turn away If it takes a thousand lonely nights I’ll meet that day I’ll keep a light in the window Through every midnight doubt I won’t give up on love I won’t count it out [Verse 5] Years might move slowly Like a second hand Circling the same old face Till I understand That faith isn’t easy But it’s all I own I’ll leave that table set Though I eat alone [Bridge] Maybe you’re out there humming this tune (ooh) On some crowded train Thinking of June Maybe your brave heart’s broken like mine Still we’re both reaching For the same thin line [Chorus] I won’t give up on love Won’t shut it down Even if my foolish heart gets bruised Chasing you around I’ll keep a light in the window Through every midnight doubt I won’t give up on love I won’t count it out [Outro] Soft radio static Morning creeping in Cup on the counter Day about to begin I straighten the picture Of us in that park “I won’t give up on love” I whisper in the dark (mm-hmm)