From the album, "The Way We Were". Written for the moment you realize you have to let go. 'Can't Hold On Forever' blends jangly surf guitars with a driving beat and melancholic lyrics. For fans of Wild Nothing, Real Estate, and driving with the windows down at night. Lyrics: I've been holding onto days Where your shadow used to stay Every minute, every song Tells me I've been here too long Can't hold on forever, can't hold on forever Though I want to, though I'd rather Can't hold on forever, can't hold on forever The tide will change the weather My hands are tired, my voice is weak But I still chase the words I seek You're the echo in my head But echoes fade, that's what they said Ooh ooh, I try to stay La la, it slips away Ooh ooh, the weight I bear Can't hold on, you're not there If I let go will I fall? Or will I rise above it all? Your name is carved but not forever Time will blur the letters Can't hold on forever, can't hold on forever The song will end but not the tether Can't hold on forever, can't hold on forever But I'll remember you wherevermore

When things get hard, we look to the past to remind us of better days, but things might be distorted by nostalgia. It's important to remember that we only fail of we don't get back up.more