She remembers how they'd cry and laugh
Reminiscing over photographs
And cups of tea on winter nights
Now long gone
How he'd touch her face and stroke her hair
And gently carry her up the stairs
Singing, "Close your eyes, love, you can hold on to me"
Their bed of love filled the house with children
Who'd run there when the night would scare them
'Twas there they'd lay their tired bodies down
Every morning in each other's eyes
Were the reasons why the sun did rise
And they lived and loved in St. John's town
Hold on, hold on to me
You're all I want;
You're all I have;
You're all I'll ever need
I'll not take you for granted
Like the old man and the sea
When the thunder rolls
Hold on to me
Well, the years flew by like they were days
All too soon, the kids were raised
Before she knew it, they had all moved on
And it hurt him how she missed them so
He said, "You'll have to let them go
You can't hold on to them
But you can hold on to me"
Hold on, hold on to me
You're all I want;
You're all I have;
You're all I'll ever need
I'll not take you for granted
Like the old man and the sea
When the thunder rolls
Hold on to me
In time, his mind began to wander
And he'd wake up to the sound of thunder
And he'd call her name
And he'd call again
He'd lay his head upon her breast;
She'd sing their favorite song and yes
They'd hold on tight, with all their might
Soon, she lost him to his childhood memories
She cried and prayed and missed him deeply
He did not know her, but he knew that he was loved
In the hour just before he died
The light returned and he recognized
He said, "I love you"
She said, "You can hold on to me"
Hold on, hold on to me
You're all I want;
You're all I have;
You're all I'll ever need
I'll not take you for granted
Like the old man and the sea
When the thunder rolls
Hold on to me
When the thunder rolls
Hold on to me