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Artist: Metric
Canonical path: /metric/holding-out
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Holding Out
Read Holding Out lyrics by Metric on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Holding Out
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Holding out for the right time
What if the right time never arrives?
Always waiting on the sidelines
When is it my time
To be the one, the one, the one?
Holding out for the right time
My whole lifetime slowly goes by
Always waiting on the sidelines
When is it my time
To be the one, the one, the one?
What are you doing tonight?
You can't just scroll through pictures and hide
What do you wanna to right
Now, right now, right now
All the time, they're filling up my days
All that's coming, I'm so far away
In between, I'm always holding out
Am I ever gonna be here now?
All the time, they're filling up my days
All that's coming, I'm so far away
In between, I'm always holding out
Am I ever gonna be here now?
Holding out for the right time
That second lifetime never arrives
Always waiting for perfection
Where affection cannot be won
Holding out for the right time
That second lifetime never arrives
Always waiting on the sidelines
When is it my time
To be the one, the one, the one?
What are you doing tonight?
So what are you doing tonight?
You can't just scroll through pictures and hide
What do you wanna to right
Yeah, what do you wanna do right
Now, right now, right now
All the time, they're filling up my days
All that's coming, I'm so far away
In between, I'm always holding out
Am I ever gonna be here now?
Right now, right now, right now
All the time, they're filling up my days
All that's coming, I'm so far away
In between, I'm always holding out
Am I ever gonna be here now?
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