[Verse 1] I came up two-lane poor Dust on my boots, faith in my spine Daddy said, "Girl, keep your word" Mama said, "Baby, don’t waste your time" I learned love in a pickup bed Learned pain from a slammed front door Now I hold my head up high Like I’ve been here before [Pre-Chorus] You can call me stubborn You can call me wild But I know my way home By the shake in my smile If you want my heart Better handle it slow ’Cause once I’m in I’m all in, you know [Chorus] Hold on, hold on I don’t break, I bend Hold on, hold on I come back again (hold on, hold on) Yeah, I take my blows But I love too hard And I let it show [Verse 2] Been left with a ring mark Been left with a lie Had a map full of heartbreak And a prayer in my drive I’ve cried in the driveway I’ve laughed in the rain Still I shake it off Like I wear my own name If you want a woman You can’t run through You better be steady When I’m standing next to you [Pre-Chorus] You can call me stubborn You can call me wild But I know my way home By the shake in my smile If you want my heart Better handle it slow ’Cause once I’m in I’m all in, you know [Chorus] Hold on, hold on I don’t break, I bend Hold on, hold on I come back again (hold on, hold on) Yeah, I take my blows But I love too hard And I let it show [Bridge] So sing it loud when the night gets mean When the whole damn world gets hard to read I was born for the long dirt road With a fire in my chest and a softer soul If I fall, I fall forward If I leave, I leave slow But if you’re mine Boy, you oughta know [Final Chorus] Hold on, hold on I don’t break, I bend Hold on, hold on I come back again (hold on, hold on) Yeah, I take my blows But I love too hard And I let it show Hold on, hold on I don’t break, I bend Hold on, hold on That’s the way I’ve been (hold on, hold on) Keep your heart close I love too hard And I let it show
