Lyrics Ernest Tubb

Ernest Tubb

Holding On To Nothin'

We're holding on with nothin' left to hold on to

I'm so tired of holding on to nothin'

The years have shown no kindness

For the hard times that we've been through

We've squeezed the life from every dream

And still go on bluffin' with really nothing left to hold on to

Oh, why do we keep holding on

With nothing left to hold on to

Let's be honest with each other

That's at least that we can do

I feel guilty when they envy me and you

We're holding on with nothing left to hold on to

We were young and foolishly mistaken

Victims of a passion much too strong to be denied

With only tears to show

For all the years that we've been fakin'

God only knows how long how hard we've tried

Oh, why do we keep holding on

With nothing left to hold on to

Let's be honest with each other

That's at least that we can do

I feel guilty when they envy me and you

We're holding on with nothing left to hold on to

We're holding on with nothing left to hold on to