She holds him
Like she’s never
Held him before
Because she knows now
That if she lets go,
She may never
Hold him again.

The past has come between them
The past he refuses to let go of,
And she now has the reality
That no matter how much she loves him
She will soon lose him.

He has become her life
And she knows that
Living without him
Is a step she’s not ready to take.
So she continues to hold on
But she’s holding on to
What the past has already
Taken from her.