A Man Holdin' On (To A Woman Lettin' Go)

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