'Til You Can't

Album: released as a single (2026)
Charted: 69
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  • (One, two, three)

    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
    'Til you can't
    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
    '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
    'Til you can't
    'Til you can't

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

    (You know I awoke all alone one Sunday morning with this song stuck in my head)
    (And in that moment, something or someone spoke to me)
    (They said there was still a verse that needed to be written for this song)
    (And to get up and write it down)

    There's a book that's sitting in your house somewhere
    That could use some dusting off
    There's a man who died for all our sins
    Hanging from the cross
    You can give your life to Jesus and He'll give you a second chance
    'Til you can't
    '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
    'Til you can't
    '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
    'Til you can't
    'Til you can't
    'Til you can't

    'Til you can't Writer/s: Benjamin Stennis, Matthew Rogers
    Publisher: Anthem Entertainment, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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