Tom Waits - Hold On Lyrics
They hung a sign up in out townif you live it up, you wontLive it downSo, she left monte rio, sonJust like a bullet leaves a gunWith charcoal eyes and monroe hipsShe went and took that california tripWell, the moon was gold, herHair like windShe said dont look back justCome on jim(chorus)Oh you got toHold on, hold onYou got to hold onTake my hand, Im standing right hereYou gotta hold onWell, he gave her a dimestore watchAnd a ring made from a spoonEveryone is looking for someone to blameBut you share my bed, you share my nameWell, go ahead and call the copsYou dont meet nice girls in coffee shopsShe said baby, I still love youSometimes theres nothin left to doOh you got toHold on, hold onYou got to hold onTake my hand, Im standing right here, you got toJust hold on.Well, God bless your crooked little heart st. louis got the best of meI miss your broken-china voiceHow I wish you were still here with meWell, you build it up, you wreck it downYou burn your mansion to the groundWhen theres nothing left to keep you here, whenYoure falling behind in thisBig blue worldOh you go toHold on, hold onYou got to hold onTake my hand, Im standing right hereYou got to hold onDown by the riverside motel,Its 10 below and fallingBy a 99 cent store she closed her eyesAnd started swayingBut its so hard to dance that wayWhen its cold and theres no musicWell your old hometown is so far awayBut, inside your head theres a recordThats playing, a song calledHold on, hold onYou really got to hold onTake my hand, Im standing right hereAnd just hold on.
