They hung a sign up in our town If you live it up, you won't live it down
So she left Monterio, son Just like a bullet leaves a gun
With charcoal eyes and Monroe hips She went and took that California trip
Well, the moon was gold, her hair like wind She said, don't look back, just come on, Jim
Oh, you gotta hold on, hold on You gotta hold on
Take my hand, I'm standing right here You gotta hold on
Well, he gave her a dime store watch And a ring made from a spoon
Everyone is looking for someone to blame But you share my bed, you share my name
Well, go ahead and call me
Call the cops You don't meet nice girls in coffee shops
She said, baby, I still love you Sometimes there's nothing left to do
Oh, you gotta hold on, hold on You gotta hold on
Take my hand, I'm standing right here You gotta hold on
She said, honey, you gotta hold on Gonna need a little help
When, god bless your crooked little heart St. Louis got the best of me
I miss your broken china voice How I wish you were still here with me
Well, you build it up, you wreck it down You burn your mansion dream

To the ground
But there's nothing left
To keep you here
When you are falling behind
In this big blue world
Oh, you gotta hold on
Hold on
You gotta hold on
Take my hand
I'm standing right here
You gotta hold on
Down by the Riverside Motel
It's ten below and falling
By a 99-cent store
She closed her eyes and started swaying
But it's so hard to dance that way
When it's cold and there's no music
Well, your old hometown is so far away
But inside your head there's a record
That's playing a song called
Hold on
Hold on
You gotta hold on
Take my hand
I'm standing right here
You gotta hold on
Hold on
Hold on
You gotta hold on
Take my hand
I'm standing right here
You gotta hold on
Hold on
Hold on
You gotta hold on
Take my hand
I'm standing right here
You gotta hold on
I'm standing right here
You gotta hold on


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