They hung a sign up in our town If you live it up, you won't live it downSo she left Monterio, son Just like a bullet leaves a gunWith charcoal eyes and Monroe hips She went and took that California tripWell, the moon was gold, her hair like wind She said, don't look back, just come on, JimOh, you gotta hold on, hold on You gotta hold onTake my hand, I'm standing right here You gotta hold onWell, he gave her a dime store watch And a ring made from a spoonEveryone is looking for someone to blame But you share my bed, you share my nameWell, go ahead and call meCall the cops You don't meet nice girls in coffee shopsShe said, baby, I still love you Sometimes there's nothing left to doOh, you gotta hold on, hold on You gotta hold onTake my hand, I'm standing right here You gotta hold onShe said, honey, you gotta hold on Gonna need a little helpWhen, god bless your crooked little heart St. Louis got the best of meI miss your broken china voice How I wish you were still here with meWell, you build it up, you wreck it down You burn your mansion dreamTo the groundBut there's nothing leftTo keep you hereWhen you are falling behindIn this big blue worldOh, you gotta hold onHold onYou gotta hold onTake my handI'm standing right hereYou gotta hold onDown by the Riverside MotelIt's ten below and fallingBy a 99-cent storeShe closed her eyes and started swayingBut it's so hard to dance that wayWhen it's cold and there's no musicWell, your old hometown is so far awayBut inside your head there's a recordThat's playing a song calledHold onHold onYou gotta hold onTake my handI'm standing right hereYou gotta hold onHold onHold onYou gotta hold onTake my handI'm standing right hereYou gotta hold onHold onHold onYou gotta hold onTake my handI'm standing right hereYou gotta hold onI'm standing right hereYou gotta hold onYou gotta hold onYou gotta hold onTake me with you*You gotta hold onYou gotta hold onyou