Cover art for Hold You Tonight by Tim McGraw
Aug. 21, 20201 viewer

Hold You Tonight Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Watching you stare down a sunset
Like you ain't found what you're looking for
Wishing that I could be it, but all I can be is yours
The girl on the downtown rooftop didn't care what people think
The girl before the boulevard of broken dreams, where is she?

[Chorus]
Go on, try and find
The match that lit the fire that made you wild
I'll be here, take your time
Cry every single tear you need to cry
I can't fix the world, but I
I can hold you tonight

[Verse 2]
I don't ever want you to wonder
Who you might have been on your own
I don't ever wanna steal your thunder or steal your heart
I wanna be the one to still your soul

[Chorus]
Go on, try and find
The match that lit the fire that made you wild
I'll be here, take your time
Cry every single tear you need to cry
I can't fix the world, but I
I can hold you tonight, oh, hold you tonight
[Bridge]
Girl, they know a town could crumble
Who I love more than anything
Girl that makes me better than I could ever be
Where is she?

[Chorus]
Go on, try and find
The match that lit the fire that made you wild
I'll be here, take your time
Cry every single tear you need to cry
I can't fix the world, but I
I can hold you tonight

[Outro]
Oh, I can hold you tonight
Oh, I can hold you tonight
Hold you tonight
Hey
Hey
Hey
Hey

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What did Tim McGraw say about "Hold You Tonight"?
Genius Answer

It’s a pretty youthful-sounding lyric. But to me, being a guy who’s been in this business for 30 years and that’s 53 years old and been married for 23 years, it spoke to me about the long haul that you’re in and the ups and downs and how you’re there for somebody to be themselves, not to be their version of who you think they should be. To me, it was a lot deeper, sort of philosophical song about life in the long run.

– Tim McGraw via Apple Music

Credits
Background Vocals
Bass Guitar
Steel Guitar
Electric Guitar
Acoustic Guitar
Release Date
August 21, 2020
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