[Intro]
Yeah, no, oh, no no no no no, no no
Yeah

[Verse 1]
Holding back the years
Thinking 'bout the fears I've had for so long
Won't somebody hear
Listen to the feeling strong
I'm strangled by the wishes of father
Hoping for the arms of mother
Get to me sooner or later, yeah, yeah
And I know, I know, I know
Well

[Verse 2]
Holding back the years
Chance for me to escape from all I know
Holding back the tears
Nothing here has grown
Nothing here, yeah, has grown
I've wasted all my tears
I've wasted all those precious years
Nothing had a chance to be good
'Cause nothing ever could, yeah
No, no, no

[Chorus]
I'll keep holding on
(Yes, I'll keep holding, yeah)
I'll keep holding on
(Nothing better to do, yeah)
I'll keep holding on
(Ho-, holding)
I'll keep holding on
(Holding on)

[Post-Chorus]
Yeah, no
Oh, yeah

[Verse 3]
And I've wasted all my tears
Wasted all those precious years
Nothing had the chance to be good
'Cause nothing, nothing ever could, yeah, oh

[Chorus]
I'll keep holding on
(Oh, I guess I'll keep holding)
I'll keep holding on
(Oh, holding on)
I'll keep holding on
(Oh, I'll just keep holding on)
I'll keep holding on
(Holding, holding, holding, holding, holding, hold)
I'll keep holding on
(I wanna hold on you, baby)
I'll keep holding on
(Girl, I'll keep holding, holding)
I'll keep holding on
(Holding on, holding on)
I'll keep holding on
(Oh, I'm gonna hold on you, baby)
I'll keep holding on
(Ah, ah, ah)
I'll keep holding on
(Oh, holding, holding)
I'll keep holding on
(Holding, holding on)
I'll keep holding on
(I guess I'll keep holding)

[Outro]
Holding, holding on, holding on, well, well, well
Oh, 'cause I believe in you, girl
I'm gonna wait on you, girl
(I'll keep holding on)
(I'll keep holding on)
Keep holding you, girl
(I'll keep holding on)
Yeah, well, well, well, well, well, well
(I'll keep holding on)
Oh, I think I'll hold, hold on