(Lee Emerson)

Holdin' on barely holdin' on
I know if I led off you'll be gone
----- that's holdin' you here
And I'm just barely barely holdin' on.

I never will forget that feelin'
You said love is gone you were leavin'
The hands on the clock quit going around
And I was in the water going down.

Holdin' on barely holdin' on
I know if I led off you'll be gone
----- that's holdin' you here
And I'm just barely barely holdin' on.

--- Instrumental ---

Now every hour brings you closer to goin'
And I already feel the hurt of growin'
You're gonna leave that mighty lonely girl
How much longer can I hold you in my world.

'Cause I'm just holdin' on barely holdin' on
I know if I led off you'll be gone
----- that's holdin' you here
And I'm just barely barely holdin' on.

Yeah, I'm just barely, barely holdin' on...