Holding on, lettin' go
Wide open, slow
And somewhere those rivers meet
In a place called bittersweet

Ain't love 'til it breaks you
Ain't real 'til it shakes you
Ain't faith 'til you fall on your knees
We're living and dying
And laughing and crying
And finding the beauty between
It hurts and it heals and it tastes
Bittersweet

I always wished when I was younger
I was older, now I'm older, wiser
Wishin' I could stop time in its tracks
'Cause there ain't a single minute
Without some bittersweet in it
Raise a glass
I'll tip it back

Ain't love 'til it breaks you
Ain't real 'til it shakes you
Ain't faith 'til you fall on your knees
We're living and dying
And laughing and crying
And finding the beauty between
It hurts and it heals and it tastes
Bittersweet
Bittersweet, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Lookin' back, movin' on
I'm here and gone
From in the moment to memories
This life is bittersweet

Ain't love 'til it breaks you
Ain't real 'til it shakes you
Ain't faith 'til you fall on your knees
We're living and dying
And laughing and crying
And finding the beauty between

Oh, ain't love 'til it breaks you
Ain't real 'til it shakes you
Ain't faith 'til you fall on your knees
We're living and dying
And laughing and crying
And finding the beauty between
It hurts and it heals and it tastes
Bittersweet, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh, bittersweet