[Verse 1] My eyes fill up again I watch your face go pale Your eyes get wide with fear Your voice starts to shake “And my parents?” you ask me “Did you see them there?” I had one job that day I kept my hands on the goal While you were in my heart I let your name slip low Now I’m reaching for your shoulder But I don’t know what to say [Pre-Chorus] I think of your mama’s door The smell of supper on the stove The chair beneath that tree The jokes your daddy told I see their laughing faces And my chest feels heavy now [Chorus] Hold on, Loretta, hold on God has not let go Hold on, Loretta, hold on He knows what we don’t know If I missed what you needed He was there before Hold on, Loretta, hold on He’ll carry us through the storm [Verse 2] I remember summer nights Your mom calling us in The plates out on the table Her smile through the din Your father under branches Making everybody laugh And now your question hangs Like rain inside the air I want to give you peace I want to make it clear So I squeeze your trembling hand And let my silence pray [Pre-Chorus] Because I can’t see that far Past this ache inside my mind But I know the One who keeps Each tear and every line And if your heart is breaking He is breaking with you now [Chorus] Hold on, Loretta, hold on God has not let go Hold on, Loretta, hold on He knows what we don’t know If I missed what you needed He was there before Hold on, Loretta, hold on He’ll carry us through the storm [Bridge] Under the tree, in your front yard Under the laugh and the summer shade I’m trusting Jesus with the missing parts I’m trusting mercy has a way He sees the faces I could not find He holds the names I can’t recall And when my words run out tonight His love stands over all [Final Chorus] Hold on, Loretta, hold on God has not let go Hold on, Loretta, hold on He knows what we don’t know If I missed what you needed He was there before Hold on, Loretta, hold on He’ll carry us through the storm Hold on, Loretta, hold on He’ll carry us through the storm
