Hold on
Lyrics
Hold me John
For my heart is bleeding
Hold me John
If there was one thing in life
I was needing
I have watched children sliding
Down cobblestones wet
And it filled me with longing
And tears of regret
We were not blessed
But our lives are set
So hold me John
Hold me Ann
For I feel your deep pain
Hold me Ann
And support this cold chain
I'd gladly give it all away
My silver and my gold
My property and status
Could all be sold
If it would gift us an heir
To have and hold
So hold me Ann
We'll hold on
To all of our love
We'll hold on
When the mourning dove
Stakes its claim
On what we’ve never known
For we still have each other
And our love has grown
Through years of victory
With each seed sown
We've held on
So hold me Ann
Hold me John
Hold on
Hold on
(Gary Miller)
© 2018 Whippet Records
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Notes
This song was commissioned and specially-written for the upcoming project 'The Butcher Baronet', in collaboration with Lone Pine Pictures, about the 17th Century Durham City historical figure John Duck.
Other songs and tunes from this project include : -
'Elementary (Turn Turn Again)'
'Golden Journey: Through Air / Over Water / To Earth / On Fire'
'John's Jacobus (Inscription)'
'Merrily Danced The Butcher's Wife'
'Rolling on (A Hymn for John and Ann)'