Lyric

You woke up with a load on your back

Bills in the bag, and a crack in your plan

Still you showed up, shoes on the floor

Same old hallway, same iron door

No need to rush your own heartbeat

Some days are heavy, some days are neat

Take one clean breath, then take one more

You are not broke, you are in the war

Hold your line

Hold your name

Little by little

You break that chain

Work can wait

If your hands shake

Love can stay

When the bones ache

Keep on, keep on

You’re still here

Keep on, keep on

Through the fear

Hearts can mend

Hands can hold

Keep on, keep on

Young and old

You met me late by the corner shop

Rain on your coat and your thoughts too hot

You said, "I’m tired of the same old fight"

I said, "Come close, we can get this right"

No perfect script, no golden frame

Just two real people with a real first name

We can laugh when the day runs thin

We can start again, we can start again

Hold your line

Hold your name

Little by little

You break that chain

Work can wait

If your hands shake

Love can stay

When the bones ache

Keep on, keep on

You’re still here

Keep on, keep on

Through the fear

Hearts can mend

Hands can hold

Keep on, keep on

Young and old

For the ones with gray at the temple edge

For the kids on the porch with a fearless pledge

For the ones in suits, for the ones in dust

For the ones who forgot how to trust

If the job gets loud and the hour turns mean

If the room feels cold and the road turns lean

Don’t give your joy to a passing lie

You’ve got a reason to stay alive

[Pre-Chorus]

Hold your line

Hold your name

Little by little

You break that chain

Work can wait

If your hands shake

Love can stay

When the bones ache

Keep on, keep on

You’re still here

Keep on, keep on

Through the fear

Hearts can mend

Hands can hold

Keep on, keep on

Young and old

We do not need to win every day

We do not need to know every way

Some days are for resting the blade

Some days are for learning how scars get made

So lean on me

And I’ll lean back

We can be soft

And still stay packed

With all that hope

With all that light

We can make it

Through the night

Keep on, keep on

You’re still here

Keep on, keep on

Through the fear

Hearts can mend

Hands can hold

Keep on, keep on

Young and old

Keep on, keep on

Don’t let go

Keep on, keep on

Let it grow

Work gets done

Love stays true

Keep on, keep on

Me and you