Hey, don't worry. I've been lied to.
I've been here many times before.
Girl, don't you worry. I know where I stand.
I don't need this love. I don't need your hand.
I know I could turn, blink, and you'd be gone.
Then I must be prepared anytime to carry on.

But minute by minute by minute by minute,
I keep holdin' on.
Minute by minute by minute by minute,
I keep holdin' on.

You would stay just to watch me darlin',
wilt away on lies from you.
Can't stop the habit of livin' on the run.
Take it all for granted like you're the only one.
Livin' on my own, somehow that sounds nice.
You think I'm your fool. Well, you may just be right.

But minute by minute by minute by minute,
I keep holdin' on, babe.
Minute by minute by minute by minute,
I keep holdin' on, girl.
I keep holdin' on.

Call my name and I'll be gone.
You'll reach out and I won';t be there.
Just my luck, you'll realize
you should spend your life with someone,
you could spend your life with someone.

Minute by minute by minute by minute,
I'll be holdin' on. Oh, baby.
Minute by minute by minute by minute,
I'll be holdin' on.

Minute by minute by minute by minute,
I'll be holdin' on. Girl, to the memory.
Minute by minute by minute by minute,
I'll be holdin' on