Holdin' On
Rascal Flatts Lyrics
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Rollin' round his truck bed.
He just leaves it back there,
One of the things he has left of her
When he drives into the late day sun
You can see a set of footprints.
He ain't going to clean that windshield,
He'd rather just live with the hurt.
He's holdin' on to the wheel
To the way she made him feel.
To the shifter, to the pictures.
Every precious moment with her.
Like the left behind colors in the sky
When the sun is gone.
He's holdin' on.
Oh, he's holdin' on.
There's that voice mail on his cell phone
He don't dare erase.
She ended with I love you,
And he saves it just in case
It might still be true.
No he ain't through.
He's holdin' on to the wheel
To the way she made him feel.
To the shifter, to the pictures.
Every precious moment with her.
Like the left behind colors in the sky
When the sun is gone.
He's holdin' on.
To the past
To the last time he held her
The breath on his neck.
The three words she said.
Oh, oh, oh,
He's holdin' on to the wheel
To the way she made him feel.
To the shifter, to the pictures.
Every precious moment with her.
He's holdin' on
Yeah, he's holdin' on
He's holdin' on
He's holdin on
The song "Holdin On" by Rascal Flatts is a poignant ballad about a man who can't let go of his past love. As the song progresses, we learn that he carries around a Mountain Dew can with lipstick on it and leaves it in his truck bed as a reminder of her. He also leaves the footprints on his windshield as a bittersweet symbol of their time together. The man can't bring himself to erase the voicemail from his former partner, even though she has moved on to someone new. Every precious moment with her is a reminder of his deep love and longing.
The lyrics of "Holdin On" are heartbreaking and relatable to anyone who has ever had trouble moving on from a lost love. The song speaks to the power of memories and how they can keep us tethered to the past. The driver in the song can't seem to let go of the feeling of holding her and her breath on his neck, and he is unwilling to let go of the love he once felt.
The message of the song is a sobering reminder that, while it's important to cherish our memories, we must also let go and move forward with our lives. By holding onto his love, the driver is keeping himself locked in a place of pain and heartache instead of moving on to create new memories.
Line by Line Meaning
There's a Mountain Dew can with lipstick on it
He still keeps a Mountain Dew can with lipstick marks in his truck, a reminder of their time together.
Rollin' round his truck bed.
The Mountain Dew can moves around his truck bed but he never throws it away to preserve the memory of her.
He just leaves it back there,
He doesn't get rid of the can despite being a little messy, he just leaves it there.
One of the things he has left of her
The Mountain Dew can is a possession from when they were together, and he cherishes it as a memory of her.
When he drives into the late day sun
When the day is almost over and the sky is orange, he drives on.
You can see a set of footprints.
Inside his mind, he still sees her footprints, followins him everywhere he goes, and he can't let them go.
He ain't going to clean that windshield,
He doesn't want to forget her, so he won't clean the windshield that preserves memories of their road trips.
He'd rather just live with the hurt.
The pain of not being with her hurts, but it's a reminder that he was once with her, and that memory of her is something he wants to preserve.
There's that voice mail on his cell phone
He still has the last voicemail she left on his phone to help him remember her and their love.
He don't dare erase.
He never got rid of the voicemail, even though it's painful because it's one of the few records of her voice preserved.
She ended with I love you,
She ended the voicemail with the words that he cherishes the most, 'I love you'.
And he saves it just in case
He keeps that voicemail in case it's still meaningful, and in it he hopes to find something more than just memories of their love.
It might still be true.
He hopes that her love for him is still real, even though they are apart.
No he ain't through.
He's not ready to move on and give up hope of being reunited with her, even though they are not together now.
To the past
He's looking back to the past, when they were together, for comfort.
To the last time he held her
He still remembers the last time he held her, as if it was yesterday.
The breath on his neck.
He still remembers the way she breathed on his neck, the little things that made their love extraordinary.
The three words she said.
He remembers the three words 'I love you', which remind him of the love that once was.
He's holdin' on
He's holding onto the memories of their love and preserving the things that remind him of her.
Yeah, he's holdin' on
He's truly holding on, with both hands to their love, hoping that is not gone for good.
He's holdin' on
No matter what, he's not going to let go of the memories of their love and the things that remind him of her.
He's holdin on
He's keeping hope alive, preserving their past to maybe give them a better future.
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: NEIL THRASHER, MICHAEL WILLIAM DULANEY, WENDELL LEE MOBLEY
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