Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Chris Rea
Canonical path: /rea-chris/holding-out
Related lyric paths: 6
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Holding Out
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Holding Out
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I see you laughing up at me, and I can't hide
What it is that you can see
I guess that's why
I'm holding out my love for you
And when you turn it around
In different ways
The answers turn around and fly away
I see you laughing up at me
And I can't hide
What it is that you can see
I guess that's why
I'm holding out my love for you
A lifelong history
Of trust in vain
I lead the fools' parade
Out in the rain
I see you laughing up at me
'Cos you don't seem to care
But oh how happy I can be
When you are there
That's why I'm holding out
My love for you
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Chris Rea performs "Holding Out", and this lyric page sits inside the Chris Rea catalog on LyroVerse.
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