Holding On Lyrics

Lyric discussion by xMRSlovett 

Cover art for Holding On lyrics by Alex Day

Does anyone know what "I'll never be your Leo" means?

Yes. Leo is a character in the book Stargirl. The girl that this song is about really loved that book. Alex has said this in an interview on ultimate-guitar.com.

http://wiki.dftba.com/index.php/Holding_On He talks about the meaning here. All his songs are listed there too.

I think, and this is just a huge assumption on my part, that maybe he was talking about Leo McCarey. He wrote, directed, and produced a 1939 romance film called Love Affair that was nominated for most of the major Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Writing, and Best Original Story, and I'm guessing Alex is saying something along the lines of, "Even if I can't create the best love story"...maybe? Honestly, no idea, but this is my best guess at the moment.