I'm gonna hold on to you as long as I can
I'm gonna hold on to you as long as I can
And if you choose to leave me, girl, I'll understand
I'm gonna hold on to you as long as I can

Just like the Mississippi
Our journey starts in Minnesota
Take I-35 to 90
Soon, through South Dakota

Big "Hi," to that country road
Are we gonna make it on down?
She said, "Yeah, Tim
Aw, Good to see ya
Hope you all stick around"

The futures not the hardest to see
Do what you do girl,
But please don't leave

I'm gonna hold on to you as long as I can
I'm gonna hold on to you as long as I can
And if you choose to leave me, girl, I'll understand
I'm gonna hold on to you as long as I can

Get down when I wanna, man
Get through the darkest night
We were born to ride, now baby,
Ride until the morning light

Took a trip down to Kansas,
Missouri, then Arkansas
Stayed with her sister,
That girl's above the law

The futures not the hardest to see
Do what you do girl,
But please don't leave

I'm gonna hold on to you as long as I can
I'm gonna hold on to you as long as I can
And if you choose to leave me, girl, I'll understand
I'm gonna hold on to you as long as I can

It's a mad house, baby
Fast women, cocaine, and booze
Toughest of the roughest, (right)
I got nothing to loose

Before I met ya,
Everything was going wrong
It been a long journey, now
Girl I wanna take you home

The futures not the hardest to see
Do what you do girl,
But please don't leave

I'm gonna hold on to you as long as I can
I'm gonna hold on to you as long as I can
And if you choose to leave me, girl, I'll understand
I'm gonna hold on to you as long as I can