Hold On

They 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, and her hair like wind
Said don't look back just come on Jim, you've got to
Hold on, hold on, said you gotta 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's 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, but you've got to
Hold on, hold on, said you gotta hold on
Take my hand, I'm standing right here
You gotta 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
Oh you build it up to wreck it down
And you burn your mansion to the ground
When there's nothing left to keep you here
But when you're falling behind in this big blue world, you've got to
Hold on, hold on, said you gotta hold on
Take my hand, I'm standing right here
You gotta 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's so far away
But inside your head there's a record that's playing a song called
Hold on, hold on, said you gotta hold on
Take my hand, I'm standing right here
You gotta hold on
Hold on, said you gotta hold on
Take my hand, I'm standing right here
You gotta hold on