Page type: lyric reference
Artist: David Crosby
Canonical path: /david-crosby/holding-on-to-nothing
Related lyric paths: 6
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Holding on to Nothing
Read Holding on to Nothing lyrics by David Crosby on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Holding on to Nothing
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After holding on to nothing for awhile
I glanced to see what waited there
A shadow leaning easy by a window
A scent of something recent in the air
Nothing runs faster than time at night
But time slows down every day
All those hours with nothing to do
Holding nothing again today
Sunny days can fool you
They can look wet with rain
And even words from a friend can bring back
The pain
Memories come back on their own
Birds fly south in the sky
Pictures are drawn pencil sketches at dawn
Wishes that I too could fly
Sunny days can fool you
They can look wet with rain
And even words from a friend can bring back
The pain
All the pictures I see are smiling at me
But today I’m somebody new
Not really knowing just coming and going
A stranger just passing through
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David Crosby performs "Holding on to Nothing", and this lyric page sits inside the David Crosby catalog on LyroVerse.
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