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Artist: Emmylou Harris
Canonical path: /emmylou-harris/hold-on
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Hold On
Read Hold On lyrics by Emmylou Harris on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Hold On
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What happened to your mother's love
What happened to your daddy's pride
I know you always had enough
I know they were right by your side
What happened to that ball of fire
When you got out on that open road
Now nothing but your own desire
Will lighten up that heavy load
Hold on...
I know you didn't plan for this
But that's the way it always starts
Just lookin' for a little kick
Instead you bought a broken heart
And now you've got to build a bridge
That only you can walk across
Wear the truth until it fits
Pay the price and bear the loss
Hold on...
Once you were a little boy
Working on a great big plan
You threw away the simple joys
And now you've got to be a man
A battle's raging in your head
You wish you didn't have to fight
Just hold onto my hand instead
Another day goes by tonight
What happened to your mother's love
What happened to your daddy's pride
They're way down deep inside your blood
To help you through this lonely ride
Hold on...
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Emmylou Harris performs "Hold On", and this lyric page sits inside the Emmylou Harris catalog on LyroVerse.
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