Two young lovers   With their bodies on fire   Aching to swim that river of desire. Leavin’ innocence there   On the bank by their clothes   A man holding on   To a woman letting go      There’s a man with a bottle   On the other side of town   Swimmin’ with a memory   That he can’t drown   Lord, it ain’t sunk in   That she ain’t comin’ home   Oh a man holdin’ on   To a woman lettin’ go      His heart is tellin’ him   To hang on for dear life   ‘Cause deep down he knows   She’s lettin’ go for good this time      There’s a daddy walking   His daughter down the aisle   Fightin’ back tears and forcin’ a smile   Oh for twenty two years   He’s watched her grow   A man holdin’ on   To a woman lettin’ go      In the Hill Valley Home   There’s a feeble old man   And he’s holdin’ on   To a fragile old hand   And the angels are coming   To carry her home   Now he’s a man holdin’ on   To a woman lettin’ go      His heart is tellin’ him   To hang on for dear life   ‘cause deep down he knows   She’s lettin’ go for good this time      Two young lovers   With their bodies on fire   Achin’ to swim that river of desire Leavin’ innocence there   On the bank by their clothes   A man holdin’ on   To a woman lettin’ go   A man holdin’ on   To a woman lettin’ go