It was night and the summer was ending
You were singing that same Townes song
And if I needed you, well I did, it's true
So we danced like nothing could move
Spun around so careless and new
You arrived as a dove in winter
Flying fast, your feathers on
You and me down a road, just a hanging on
I didn't know then what I would do
I hit the ground when I found you
Held on to
Held on through
Held on felled on
My eyes just staring at my shoes
Whiskey afternoon blues
It was day and the bourbon was sending
I was singing a Guy Clark song
Like a coat from the cold, we were silver and gold
I didn't know then what I'd fell into
I lost me about to lose you
It was night and the movie was ending
It was summer and winter and fall
In the front of your car, just a waitin' on
The words I wouldn't say to you
Both our hearts just a breakin' in two
Held on to
Held on through
Held on felled on
It was the holding that I couldn't do
Gone away, same as you