Name: Don't Hold Me Down
Duration: P00H04M10S
Description: A relative was slowly dying. She was more than ready to go, and one time threw down her hands in exasperation and said "How long is this gonna take?" A real life moment...

Don't Hold Me Down

from Edge Of The World by Drew Winters

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A relative was slowly dying. She was more than ready to go, and one time threw down her hands in exasperation and said "How long is this gonna take?" A real life moment...

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Don't Hold Me Down
(Winters, Sherman)

My eyes don’t see like they used to see
Lights are fading and there’s fog in front of me
I don’t hear like I used to hear
Sounds all blur together
And there’s ringing in my ear

Hold me down
I think I’m dying
Or maybe nobody can
Stop me from flying now
Flying away to some distant shore
I’ll find all the others who flew before

And if these arms won't lift the weight
If my legs won't carry me in this weakened state
Why prolong this moment
Why do I fight to breathe
When my mind is more than ready
Ready to leave

Don't hold me down
I think I'm dying
Maybe nobody can
Stop me from flying
Flying away to a valley green
As familiar as any place I've ever seen

Sometimes we gather and sometimes we roam
But which of us are wandering
And which are truly home
And I'm far from the youngest
And I won't complain
When I've had such a great ride
On this winding train

Don't hold me down
I think I’m dying
Maybe nobody can stop me from flying now
Flying away to the top of a hill
There’ll be so many others waiting there still

© 2010 Drew Winters

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from Edge Of The World, released June 1, 2010

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