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 holding on to a woman letting 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 holding on to a woman letting go

His heart is telling him

To hang on for dear life

'Cause deep down he knows

She's letting go for good this time

There's a daddy walking his daughter down the aisle

Fighting back tears and forcing a smile

Oh, for twenty-two years he's watched her grow

A man holding on to a woman letting 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 holding on to a woman letting go

His heart is telling him

To hang on for dear life

'Cause deep down he knows

She's letting 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 holding on to a woman letting go

A man holding on to a woman, a woman letting go