Hold On

Album: Just a Game (1979)
Charted: 38
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  • Music hold the secret,
    To know it can make you whole
    It's not just a game of notes,
    It's the sound inside your soul
    The magic of the melody
    Runs through you like a stream
    The notes the play flow through your head
    Like a dream
    Like a dream
    Like a dream

    I sing this song for the common man
    For the people in despair
    I bring my song into the world
    And I sing it everywhere
    The simple truth lies waiting here
    For everyone to share
    So hold on, and I will take you there
    Hold on and I will take you there

    The daily routine takes your soul,
    Lost without a trace
    It hold you down and turns you 'round
    And puts you in your place
    Another day, another dollar
    Another pretty face
    Another chance to lose yourself
    In the endless race

    [Chorus]
    Hold on, hold on to your dreams
    Hold on, even though it seems
    Everyone around you has their little schemes
    Listen to your heart and hold on to your dreams

    Can't you feel the magic
    Feel it everywhere
    Can't you hear the music
    There's something in the air
    There's a celebration
    Deep within a song
    Celebrate this feeling,
    You know it can't be wrong

    [Chorus]

    Caught up in routine,
    You got to break it
    Time won't wait for us,
    We got to make it
    Fate gives you the chance
    You've got to take it
    Take it

    Hold on Writer/s: GIL MOORE, MIKE LEVINE, RIK EMMETT
    Publisher: O/B/O DistroKid, Songtrust Ave, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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  • Patrick Longworth from Okanagan Falls, British Columbia, CanadaI love "Hold On" and it is one of their most inspirational songs.
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