TOM WAITS
- Hold On Lyrics / with translationsThey hung a sign up in our town
"if you live it up, you won't
live it down"
So, she left Monte Rio, 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 got to
Hold on, Hold on
You got to hold on
Take my hand, I'm standing right here
You gotta hold on
Well, he gave her a dimestore 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 the cops
You don't meet nice girls in coffee shops
She said baby, I still love you
Sometimes there's nothin left to do
Oh you got to
Hold on, hold on
You got to hold on
Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you got to
Just hold on.
Well, 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 to the ground
When there's nothing left to keep you here, when
You're falling behind in this
Big blue world
Oh you go to
Hold on, hold on
You got to hold on
Take my hand, I'm standing right here
You got to hold on
Down by the Riverside motel,
It's 10 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 really got to hold on
Take my hand, I'm standing right here
And just hold on.
"if you live it up, you won't
live it down"
So, she left Monte Rio, 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 got to
Hold on, Hold on
You got to hold on
Take my hand, I'm standing right here
You gotta hold on
Well, he gave her a dimestore 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 the cops
You don't meet nice girls in coffee shops
She said baby, I still love you
Sometimes there's nothin left to do
Oh you got to
Hold on, hold on
You got to hold on
Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you got to
Just hold on.
Well, God bless your crooked little heart St. Louis got
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 to the ground
When there's nothing left to keep you here, when
You're falling behind in this
Big blue world
Oh you go to
Hold on, hold on
You got to hold on
Take my hand, I'm standing right here
You got to hold on
Down by the Riverside motel,
It's 10 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 really got to hold on
Take my hand, I'm standing right here
And just hold on.
Facts about Hold On
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Hold On is written by Kathleen Brennan, Thomas Alan Waits.
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It is first released on April 14, 1999 as part of Tom Waits's album "Mule Variations" which includes 16 tracks in total. This song is the 2nd track on this album.
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When we focus on what the lyrics are trying to say, 'Hold On' by Tom Waits is a song that narrates the saga of fighting spirit and clinging on through hardships. The words conjure up an individual who struggles with difficulties, feels forsaken, and misses someone, but is still able to drink from the fountain of life that is the past and the expectation to survive, no matter how hard the situation is. The Hold on lyrics give a loud shout out to passion, pain, motivation, hope, and empowerment. Simultaneously, the song is saying louder: "Persevere," "Be strong," "Love," "Miss," and lastly, "Nostalgia." The lyrics portray some adult issues and give hints of relationships and emotional struggles, thus perhaps making it inappropriate for young children to listen to without the presence of parents as guides. Yet, at the same time, there is nothing in the song that would cross the lines of profanity, violence, or drug use.
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Hold On falls under the genre Rock.
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Hold On song length is 5 minutes and 33 seconds.
Who wrote Hold On lyrics?
Hold On is written by Kathleen Brennan, Thomas Alan Waits.
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When was Hold On released?
It is first released on April 14, 1999 as part of Tom Waits's album "Mule Variations" which includes 16 tracks in total. This song is the 2nd track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Hold On lyrics?
When we focus on what the lyrics are trying to say, 'Hold On' by Tom Waits is a song that narrates the saga of fighting spirit and clinging on through hardships. The words conjure up an individual who struggles with difficulties, feels forsaken, and misses someone, but is still able to drink from the fountain of life that is the past and the expectation to survive, no matter how hard the situation is. The Hold on lyrics give a loud shout out to passion, pain, motivation, hope, and empowerment. Simultaneously, the song is saying louder: "Persevere," "Be strong," "Love," "Miss," and lastly, "Nostalgia." The lyrics portray some adult issues and give hints of relationships and emotional struggles, thus perhaps making it inappropriate for young children to listen to without the presence of parents as guides. Yet, at the same time, there is nothing in the song that would cross the lines of profanity, violence, or drug use.
✔️
Which genre is Hold On?
Hold On falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song Hold On?
Hold On song length is 5 minutes and 33 seconds.
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Record Label(s): 1999 Anti
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