Two young lovers with their bodies on fire
Aching to swim that river of desire
Leaving innocence there on the bank by their clothes

A man holdin' on to a woman lettin' go

There's a man with a bottle on the other side of town

Swimming with a memory that he can't drown
Lord, it ain't sunk in that she ain't coming home
Oh, a man holdin' on to a woman lettin' go


His heart is tellin' him
To hang on for dear life

Cause deep down he knows
She's lettin' go for good this time.


There's a daddy walking his daughter down the aisle
Fighting back tears and forcing a smile
Oh, for 22 years he's watched her grow

A man holdin' on to a woman lettin' go



In the Hill Valley Home there's a feeble old man
And he's holding on to a fragile old hand
And the angels are coming to carry her home

Now he's a man holdin' on to a woman lettin' go

His heart is tellin' him

To hang on for dear life
Cause deep down he knows
She's lettin' go for good this time


Two young lovers with their bodies on fire
Aching to swim that river of desire

Leaving innocence there on the bank by their clothes
Oh, a man holdin' on to a woman lettin' go


A man holdin' on to a woman...
A woman lettin' go