Darlin' Hold On

You were born on your feet

With the stem of a rose between your teeth

From a cloud of golden air

Where the sky meets the city streets

You were already wise

To a world that's bitter as it's sweet

With both kinds of magic

And God never gets his sleep

Darlin' hold on

I am far but I'm not gone

Hold on

I am always where you are

Hold on

I am far but I'm not gone

Hold on

Some stars they don't shine as long as others

They just slide and slip away

Sun goes down and tomorrow

Doesn't call their names

Light as a feather white as snow

Like lanterns off they go

As if whoever brought them here

Has come to take them home

Darlin' hold on

I am far but I'm not gone

Hold on

I am always where you are

Hold on

I am far but I'm not gone

Abandoned and locked out and pressed to the fire

Been tricked into thinking you're the one that's on trial

Backed into a corner you've been hung up to dry

If you're there so am I

Darlin' hold on

I am far but I'm not gone

Hold on

I am always where you are

There in the whistle of a passing train

On down whichever road you take

There in the water staring back

When you kneel down to see your face

Darlin' hold on

I am far but I'm not gone

Hold on

I am always where you are

Hold on

I am far but I'm not gone

Hold on