Shake it, sh-shake it It keeps holding on and on And it's holding strong But it's holding on Even though I tried to make it Played the part, but I can't fake it It keeps holding on Even though I tried to break it Heaven knows that I can't shake it

Shake it, sh-shake it It keeps holding on and on And it's holding strong But it's holding on Even though I tried to make it Played the part, but I can't fake it It keeps holding on Even though I tried to break it Heaven knows that I can't shake it

Shake it, sh-shake it It keeps holding on and on And it's holding strong But it's holding on Even though I tried to make it Played the part, but I can't fake it It keeps holding on Even though I tried to break it Heaven knows that I can't shake it

And it's holding strong It keeps holding on But it's holding on Even though I tried to make it Played the part, but I can't fake it Even though I tried to break it Heaven knows that I can't shake it Though my past has left me bruised

We never even talked We never even thought in the long run Whenever it was painful Whenever I was away I’d miss you And I want to see you here beside me, dear But things aren’t clear We never even tried And I miss you

You know I thought I had it all y'all It seems that I'm wasting time Even though I've tried Guess I've done it all wrong I wish that I Wish that I could help us But I gotta take off, off, off For once in my life I gotta take off, off, off

God be with you Ireland God be with you now (I have served my time) (Suffered for my crime) The truth will ever hide Even though I tried They tried to take my pride But they only took my father from me They only took my father