Holding It Together

I wrote this with someone in mind.
You'll read it with someone else in mind.
I write for myself.
But I also write for you.

it's that final hug
that final goodbye
when i'm standing at the gates of lax
and i'm wondering if i'm ever gonna see the sunset again
if i'm ever going to run along the beach with you again
if i'm ever going to run my hands through that hair
that way it flows and flows
i'm a sucker for fountains
and waterfalls are growing on me
i love you babe
i fell on my knees in the parkade
hands shaking
i can barely take out my keys
the radio plays our favourite song
and i'm just trying to keep it all togther

it's under the streetlight
on a cold chicago night
i held you tight
and i should have never let you go
like whoa
it just came to me
how much i let go
i do so miss kissing up your neck
and nibbling your eardrum
making you laugh
and jumping over puddles
chasing eachother around
playfully rolling around on the ground
i'm crying here
and it's not all sadness
we had some good times
but you needed to be alone
grow as a human being
so my beautiful butterfuly
i'll watch you fly away
eyes glistening
i'm trying to be a man here
i'm just trying to keep it all together

ohhhhh
i do so miss loving you girl
my universe, my world
you make the stars shine so bright
hand hand we can lay out in the field tonight
and i'll keep you warm
as best as I can
ohhh cause i've been broken
my hearts been tossed around
i've had to collect it all in tiny pieces
and patch myself together
i'm clenching my fists looking at pictures of you
swallowing hard
oh girl i'm just trying to keep it all together

i'm just trying to keep it together
a break in the clouds
some sunshine in this stormy weather
always the romantic
i keep throwing myself at these girls
craving the way i used to feel
it's like a drug
and denial stings so hard
i just want to talk over some wine
and you can laugh and touch my shoulder
we can walk along the water
and stop to throw some rocks
you tell me you've been hurt
been there
my hand reaches for yours
our fingers intertwine
trust me on this girl
we're both just trying to keep it together