'Til You Can't

Album: Human: The Double Album (2021)
Charted: 18
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  • If you got a chance, take it, take it while you got a chance
    If you got a dream, chase it, 'cause a dream won't chase you back
    If you're gonna love somebody
    Hold 'em as long and as strong and as close as you can
    Until you can't
    Yeah

    (I want to thank everybody in country radio that played this song)
    (But most importantly because of you, because of you)
    (This was my first multi platinum, multi week number one on the Billboard country music charts)
    (If you know the words to 'Til You Can't I want you to sing it with me tonight)
    (You ready?)

    You can tell your old man
    You'll do some largemouth fishing another time
    You just got too much on your plate to bait and cast a line
    You can always put a rain check in his hand
    'Til you can't
    Yeah

    You can keep putting off forever with that girl who's heart you hold
    Swearing that you'll ask some day further down the road
    You can always put a diamond on her hand
    'Til you can't
    (Are you ready? Let's go)

    If you got a chance, take it, take it while you got a chance
    If you got a dream, chase it, 'cause a dream won't chase you back
    If you're gonna love somebody
    Hold 'em as long and as strong and as close as you can
    Until you can't
    (You sound good)

    There's a box of greasy parts sitting in the trunk of that '65
    Still waiting on you and your granddad to bring it back to life
    You can always get around to fixing up that Pontiac
    'Til you can't

    If you got a chance, take it, take it while you got a chance
    If you got a dream, chase it, 'cause a dream won't chase you back
    If you're gonna love somebody
    Hold 'em as long and as strong and as close as you can
    Until you can't

    So take that phone call from your mama and just talk away
    'Cause you'll never know how bad you wanna 'til you can't someday
    Don't wait on tomorrow 'cause tomorrow may not show
    Say your sorries, your I-love-yous, 'cause man you never know

    If you got a chance, take it, take it while you got a chance
    If you got a dream, chase it, 'cause a dream won't chase you back
    If you're gonna love somebody
    Hold 'em as long and as strong and as close as you can
    Until you can't

    Yeah, if you got a chance, take it (take it), take it while you got a chance
    If you got a dream, chase it, 'cause a dream won't chase you back
    If you're gonna love somebody
    Hold 'em as long and as strong and as close as you can
    Until you can't (yeah)
    Until you can't
    Yeah, take it Writer/s: Benjamin Stennis, Matthew Rogers
    Publisher: Anthem Entertainment, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 6

  • LisaOne of my favorite songs! It makes me think of my mom. She passed away in 2005. Thank you CoJo!
  • Billygoat from Sf Bay AreaThe song is very simple but very powerful. Great lyrics.
  • Anonymous from Nowherethis song is such a banger, this is my new favourite song no questions asked. so good. so mf good.
  • Anonymous from Middle Of NowhereThis song is hands-down, my fave!
  • Anonymous from ColoradoBest song on the radio right now, everyone can relate
  • Macy Nowak from Pound WiThis song is amazing along with many of his other songs, it stopped me in the middle of my conversation when this song came on, By far my ever favorite song! Never heard anything so amazing. :)
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