To have and to hold But we don't hold each other that way now Or better or worse but what could be worse tham bein' alone Still death to be part and our love dies a little each day now To have and to hold And we don't even try to keep a holdin' on I guess the vow is just a promise may betray Or is it just because we made a big mistake We vowed to one each other until the end of time And now it seems that promises are just forgotten line To have and to hold But we don't hold each other that way now Or better or worse but what could be worse tham bein' alone Still death to be part and our love dies a little each day now To have and to hold And we don't even try to keep a holdin' on To have and to hold And we don't even try to keep a holdin' on