“You Can’t Hold Love” – this song is a reckoning.
It’s part apology, part tribute, and part open-hearted surrender to the strange timing of grace.
I’m not just saying, “I love you.”
I’m saying, “I always did. I just didn’t say it often enough. But I’m saying it now — loud and clear, and maybe even in tune.” I am grateful for your saving grace at a time when I needed it most!

I hope the chorus hits hard:
“You can’t hold love in the palm of your hand / ‘Cause it slips away like grains of sand…”
That’s not a resignation — it’s an observation.
I’m trying to name that elusive truth: love can’t be bottled. It has to be given, risked, maybe even lost.

But the deeper meaning comes right after:
“When you find eternity / I’m gonna love you still.”

That’s where the soul of the song lives.
It’s not just about Jan anymore.
It’s about anyone we love, too late or just in time.

And when I wrote:
“You know it’s true, and you always will / When you’re deep in eternity, I’m gonna love you still…”

That’s not metaphor.
That’s a promise. I love you, Jan!
Once upon a time you were my refuge, plain and simple.
Thank you. I love you and I will always be grateful!

PS: I honestly think this is better than a lot of my other songs… but what do I know… All my songs are my babies…

[Verse 1]
When I fell down
You saved my soul
You picked me up
You made me whole

Then you let me go
To find a song for you
One to take in your heart
Like a love so true

Dreams turn blue
you know that they do
But you helped me make it
You pulled me through

Just like a song
One you find in the end
The perfect song
For the perfect friend

[Chorus]
You can’t hold love
In the palm of your hand
Cause it slips away
Like grains of sand
You know it’s true
And you always will
When you find eternity
I’m gonna love you still

[Instrumental]

[Chorus]
You can’t hold love
Sweet cousin Jan
Cause it slips away
Like grains of sand
You know it’s true
And you always will
When you find eternity
I’m gonna love you still

[Outro]
You know it’s true
And you always will
When you’re deep in eternity
I’m gonna love you still