Born Sherrie Veronica Krenn 28th August 1971 in Sydney, Australia, and usin… Read Full Bio ↴Born Sherrie Veronica Krenn 28th August 1971 in Sydney, Australia, and using her stage name Sherrie Austin, got her start in music opening for Johnny Cash in Australia at the age of 14. She later moved to the United States where she took up acting. She is most known in America for playing the role of Pippa McKenna on The Facts of Life in the late 1980s. In the 1990s, she started a singing career. In 1992 she teamed up with Phil Radford as a duo called Colorhaus and released one album, Water to the Soul. The album was unsuccessful and Austin made the decision to go to Nashville to follow her passion for country music. She originally signed to Arista Records where she released 2 albums, with the single "Never Been Kissed" as her highest charting single. In connection with the song, she released a lipstick called Austintatious, with the proceeds going to charity. After RCA acquired Arista Records, Austin's publishing company, Reynsong Publishing, formed Wrensong Entertainment and the independent label WE records, for the purpose of releasing her third solo album. She was later signed to Broken Bow Records where she released three singles, "Streets of Heaven", "Drivin' Into The Sun", and "Son of a Preacher Man"...the first a Top 20 hit. She's currently working on her 2nd album for Broken Bow Records and has a song on Tim McGraw's upcoming album. Her songs have been recorded by country artists such as Hal Ketchum, Dolly Parton, and Ronnie Milsap.

Skeeter Davis, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Rosanne Cash, k.d. lang and Loretta Lynn are among those who have influenced Austin.

Heart Hold On
Sherrié Austin Lyrics

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Staring out an open window
Breathing deep as the winds of change blow
Through my hair
Still he's never far behind me
Somehow he always finds me
No matter where
With one hand on my heart
And one foot in the door

He's reaching in and coming back for more
But don't you let go

Heart hold on 'til he's gone
Stand your ground before the damage has been done done
Once again you know all too well just how this story ends
Don't give in, don't you listen to those ghosts inside your head
Heart be still, heart be strong
Heart hold on

He sees what's inside me
Reads me like an open diary
He know's every line
I look away and close the curtain
The final act is still uncertain
But the next move is mine
It would be so easy
Just to let him in again
An old familiar face but he's no friend
Don't you let go

Heart hold on 'til he's gone
Stand your ground before the damage has been done done
Once again you know all too well just how this story ends
Don't give in, don't you listen to those ghosts inside your head

Heart be still, heart be strong
Heart hold on

Overall Meaning

The song "Heart Hold On" by Sherrié Austin is an emotional ballad about a woman who is trying to resist temptation and not give in to an old flame who keeps coming back into her life. The opening lines paint a picture of the woman looking out of an open window and feeling the winds of change blowing through her hair. She knows that the man she is trying to resist is never far behind her and always manages to find her. She is torn between the desire to let him into her heart again and the knowledge that it will only end in pain.

The chorus encourages the heart to hold on and resist temptation until the man is "gone" or out of her life. She is advised to stand her ground and not give in to the ghosts of her past, which may be telling her to give in to her desires. In the second verse, the man is shown to be intimately familiar with the singer, knowing her innermost thoughts and feelings. She tries to resist his advances and take control of her life by making the next move herself. The song ends on a hopeful note, with the admonition for the heart to be strong and not give in to the temptation.

Line by Line Meaning

Staring out an open window
Looking out into the unknown future

Breathing deep as the winds of change blow
Taking in the uncertainty of change

Through my hair
Feeling the wind in my hair as a reminder of my freedom

Still he's never far behind me
The past always lingers

Somehow he always finds me
The past has a way of inserting itself into the present

No matter where
Regardless of my current situation

With one hand on my heart
Acknowledging my emotions

And one foot in the door
I have one foot in the past and one foot in the future

He's reaching in and coming back for more
The past keeps coming back

But don't you let go
Don't give in to the past

Heart hold on 'til he's gone
Hold on to your heart until the past is truly gone