Holdin onto hope

Verse 1

Low summer moon

Porch swing creaks

One word spoken

Chilled iced tea in hand

Mama's laugh

My old dog barks once

Just hush now

Gone again, shadows slip on the land

Verse 2

Thunder slow rolls somewhere south

Muddy boots by the back door

I pray for rain, then drought dries out

Old hope clings in the worn hardwood floor

Maybe I linger (maybe I stay)

Maybe I loved more than I'd say

Years gone, always come back to today

Chorus

This old house stands, stubborn and strong

Storm winds howl but don't stay long

Walls hold echoes of all my wrongs

This old house, this old song

This old house, this old song

Post-Chorus

And I hold on

And I hold on

Verse 3

Family photos, frames chipped and bent

Crooked smiles in faded gold

Faith whispers constant, no accident

Familiar grace, gentle and bold

Maybe I'm falling (maybe I flew)

Maybe I waited all these years for you

Hands in mine, dusty sunlight through blue

Chorus

This old house stands, stubborn and strong

Storm winds howl but don't stay long

Walls hold echoes of all my wrongs

This old house, this old song

This old house, this old song

Post-Chorus

And I hold on

And I hold on

Bridge

Holding on, not letting go

Windows glow, soft and low

Warmth doesn't wander far from this home

Morning ever after, whenever you come

Chorus

This old house stands, stubborn and strong

Storm winds howl but don't stay long

Walls hold echoes of all my wrongs

This old house, this old song

This old house, this old song

Post-Chorus

And I hold on

And I hold on