I was young, I'd seen it all
A cemetery in the middle of a super mall
I went to school, I never learned
How it feels, how everythin' you love can burn
And it never stops, it's all I got
And I never know when to turn
Like a merry-go-round
It all comes around again
And I don't know why I'm here
I don't know where I'll go
If I don't give it time
How can this garden grow?
I don't know what I've lost
And I don't know where to get it back
But I'm holdin' on, yes, I'm holdin' on
For as long as I can
I moved away, I left the band
I saw it comin', it was written on the back of my hand
And every day I could feel
Somethin' missin', I went home to get a record deal
And my mother said, "You're theirs to your dead
To them, it's just another meal"
Now I'm fat with regret
I'm placin' my bet on me
And I don't know why I'm here
I don't know where I'll go
If I don't give it time
How can this garden grow?
I don't know what I've lost
And I don't know where to get it back
But I'm holdin' on, yes, I'm holdin' on
For as long as I can
It's not over yet
No, it's not even close
My heart is younger, stronger
Than 100 cowards in a row
And all my curiosity
Will keep me asking what went wrong?
When it's all done, when it's gone
No, it won't be long
'Til I'm travelin' back in time
To a place when I was mine, oh
I don't know why I'm here
I don't know where I'll go
If I don't give it time
How can this garden grow?
I don't know what I've lost
And I don't know where to get it back
But I'm holdin' on, I'm holdin' on
I'm holdin' on, I'm holdin' on
For as long as I can, for as long as I can
Holdin' on, holdin' on
Holdin' on, holdin' on
For as long as I can
Holdin' on, holdin' on
Holdin' on, holdin' on
For as long as I can