"The Longer You Hold On" lyrics

I can tell by the way you look through me
As if I wasn't in the room at all
And I can tell you're just waiting for the right time
The longer you hold on, the further down I'll fall

Further in despair
Did you ever really care?
Was the thread that I've been hanging by
Ever really there?
I can tell you're just trying to choose your moment
The longer you hold on, the further down I'll fall

There was a time our love was like a pine tree
Still green through winter's chill, strong and tall
Darlin', if you plan to fell that timber
The longer you hold on, the further down I'll fall

Further in despair
Did you ever really care?
Was the thread that I've been hanging by
Ever really there?
And I can tell you're just trying to choose your moment
The longer you hold on, the further down I'll fall