Lyrics
Verse 1
The rain came down on Tuesday
Hit the streets like a freight train
I saw a man on the corner
With a cardboard sign in the rain
His coat was torn at the shoulder
His boots were worn to the sole
And something in my gut said
Turn around and lose control
Verse 2
But I pulled my truck to the curb
Rolled the window down halfway
He looked at me like a lost dog
Too tired to even bark
I said son get in the cab here
There's a diner up the way
And I've got forty minutes
To hear the words you never say
Pre-Chorus
Now I ain't no preacher
I ain't no saint in disguise
But brother when the river rises
You gotta reach out twice
Chorus
Hold on
That's all I'm asking you to do
Hold on
I've been down that road too
When the walls come closing in
And the light gets thin
Just hold on
And I'll be holding onto you
Verse 3
He told me about his family
About a job he lost in June
About a phone that stopped ringing
And a landlord at noon
He talked about his daughter
About her birthday coming up
And I thought about my own kids
And how luck fills up your cup
Pre-Chorus
I ain't no doctor
No angel with a plan
But I can split my sandwich
And shake a willing hand
Chorus
Hold on
That's all I'm asking you to do
Hold on
I've been down that road too
When the walls come closing in
And the light gets thin
Just hold on
And I'll be holding onto you
Bridge
Now we sat there in that booth seat
Two shadows in the glow
He ordered the chicken dinner
I paid the bill below
He asked me why I stopped there
Among a thousand cars
I said the Good Book tells us
We're the keeper of the stars
Verse 4
He laughed a little shaky
Said nobody's asked my name
I told him mine is nothing
But a handle just the same
We talked about forgiveness
About the debts we can't repay
And by the time we left there
The sky had turned to gray
Pre-Chorus
I gave him my number
Said call me if you need
He shook my hand and nodded
Then planted a small seed
Chorus
Hold on
That's all I'm asking you to do
Hold on
I've been down that road too
When the walls come closing
in
And the light gets thin
Just hold on
And I'll be holding onto you
Outro
Well I don't know what happened to him
Don't know where he laid his head
But I know that on that rainy day
We both went home to bed
A little less alone than morning
A little closer to the truth
Keep on holding on my brother
Keep on holding on
That's the only proof
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