I learned how to hold
a cigarette when I was
thirteen
Trying to catch some
older boys eye
My friends used to
laugh cos I couldn’t
hold chopsticks
But I did good enough
to get by
I learned how to ride
a bike
And what to do when
I got let go
So you’d think by now
I’d know
How to hold on how to
save what matters
the most
How to hold forever
and never let go
Some people seem
like they always knew
Why didn’t somebody
teach me
How to hold on
How to hold on to you
I learned how to hold
my feelings in
And my brave face
would
never let the tears
come out
I learned how to
hold my tongue
I’d never say my
dreams out loud
I learned how to
hold my drink and
people say I’m
so happy
But I’m drunker a lot
drunker than you think
And I still don’t know
How to hold on how to
save what matters
the most
How to hold forever
and never let go
Some people seem like
they always knew
Why didn’t somebody
teach me
How to hold on
How to hold on to you
It’s a throw
away world
And our hearts
are in it
Nobody holds on to
anything long
And I’m getting
tired of
trying to hold
your attention
Maybe while
you’re gone
I’ll learn
How to hold on how
to save what matters
the most
How to hold forever
and never let go
How to hold on how
to save what matters
the most
How to hold forever
and never let go
Some people seem
like they always knew
Why didn’t
somebody
teach me
How to hold on
How to hold on
How to hold on
How to hold on
How to hold on
hold on to you
to you