Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Jim Carroll
Canonical path: /jim-carroll/hold-back-the-dream
Related lyric paths: 6
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Hold Back the Dream
Read Hold Back the Dream lyrics by Jim Carroll on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Hold Back the Dream
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[Messed?] and peculiar
Dancing with Julia
I see no spare sky
This is the last try
The static from dreaming
Is only now seeming
To bring on disaster
I told you, I asked her
All she said was, "No"
Refrain:
Sometimes you need a matador
Sometimes you need a charging bull
The dust will rise and shield the sky
No dreams to push, no dreams to pull
Down to the bone
I was dancing with Mona
New stars are born she says
At the break of morning
Just before morning
I must be up and dressed to survive
It's been a week now
I've had no sleep how
I think this maybe far
Only Good truly knows
Repeat Refrain 2 times
Hold back the dream
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