Thirty-Nine And Holding Lyrics

He's out there somewhere every night
The music's playin' loud
He's doing all-a those fifty's steps
He's in a 1980 crowd

Dim lights hide the milage line
Clairol hides the gray
And he won't mention anything
To give his old age away

Oh Lord, he's thirty-nine an he's holdin'
He's holdin' everything that he can
>From seventeen to twenty-five
He'll prove he's still a man

Hey boy, you're holding to a candle
And it's a-burning at both ends
Thirty-nine and holding
A-holdin' everything that I can

(Instrumental, piano and fiddle solo)

Well, now you can bet he'll never see
Thirty-nine, again
Son, you oughta given up a long time ago
But you just keep on hangin' in

He still thinks that he's the man
That he once used to be
Boy, you're just thirty-nine
And you're dreamin'
Acting twenty-three

Oh-oh, he's thirty-nine, he's holdin'
Holdin' everything that he can
>From seventeen to twenty-five
He'll prove he's still a man

He's a-holding to a candle
My God, it's burning at both ends!
He's thirty-nine and he's holdin'
Holdin' everything he can

(Instrumental and piano solo to end)

(JLL)Spoken:
He's thirty-nine and he's dreamin'

Jerry Lee Lewis - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Jerry Lee Lewis

Oct 1999

1. Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On
2. Great Balls Of Fire
3. Breathless
4. You Win Again
5. What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me)
6. Another Place Another Time
7. Chantilly Lace
8. She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye
9. Middle Age Crazy
10. There Must Be More To Love Than This
11. Drinkin' Wine, Spo-Dee O'Dee
12. Thirty-Nine And Holding