OLDER

If I am only for myself, who will be for me These are words my angel's often spoken But anger's like a wooden plaque high on a dusty shelf To break it down could leave you feeling broken So I hold on to love, hold on to you With a grip so loose that faith will never falter Hold on to light like I hold on to truth Where expectation ain't as high as heaven's shoulder Because you're older Because you're older Upon only one condition should be banished as a phrase I know it has held us long in prison But every time I call you up I feel as I'm enslaved Like a little girl to long-division So I hold on to love, hold on to you With a grip so loose that faith will never falter Hold on to light like I hold on to truth Where expectation ain't as high as heaven's shoulder Because you're older Because you're older Seven years I've spun this wheel, would I know if I had won Seventeen times lusted and lost, could it ever been enough So many times I've tried to fly only to crash to my knees I know I've never been alone, so thank you God but now help me please Hold on Hold on Hold on to love, hold on to you With a grip so loose that faith will never falter Hold on to light like I hold on to truth Where expectation ain't as high as heaven's shoulder Because you're older Because you're older And if I am only for myself, tell me who will be for me If I am only for myself...Who will be When I'm older When I'm older