Hold it down where we used to be (Version 2)

Intro

Gravel still on my knees

Dusty light in the trees

Verse 1 – male vocal

You left the engine running by your door

Said you'd be right back but I didn't wait no more

Counted the headstones and the hours ticked slow

Kept the radio loud where we used to go

Pre-Chorus – layered harmonies

Is this really it? Am I walking away from me?

Something in my chest that I couldn't set free

Chorus

Hold it down where we used to be

Hold it down like it's still home to me

Pine trees don't forget the way you'd say hello

I'll carry every mile of this place with me

Verse 2 – layered harmonies

Found a quarter in your pocket on the ground

Framed our last picture and turned it around

Your favorite song came up so I sang along

Halfway down the road before my voice went wrong

Pre-Chorus – male vocal only

Can love leave footprints that still feel like me?

Did we ever really drive away from this?

Chorus

Hold it down where we used to be

Hold it down like it's still home to me

Pine trees don't forget the way you'd say hello

I'll carry every mile of this place with me

Bridge – breezy male tenor, light layered harmonies

Not goodbye, just a long-way round

Some doors close slow and leave the same sound

Every sun you touch stays golden on my skin

This is where it started. This is where I keep it in

Chorus

Hold it down where we used to be

Hold it down like it's still home to me

Pine trees don't forget the way you'd say hello

I'll carry every mile of this place with me

Outro – layered harmonies only, fading out

Hold... it... down... where... we... used... to... be