its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
You tried so hard to be someone
Did you forget who you are
You tried to fill some emptiness
'Til all you had spilled over
Now everything's so far away
That you don't know where you are
You are
All that you wanted
And that you have done
Says so much
For you to hold on to
For you to hold on to
You belong too
When it's to be yourself,
It's not to be someone else
Still, everything's so far away
That you forgot where you are
You are
Well, all that you wanted
And that you have done
Says so much
For you to hold on to
For you to hold on to
Hold on, hold on,
Hold on, hold on,
Hold on, hold on,
Hold on, hold on,
And all that you wanted
And that you have done
Says so much
For you to hold on to
For you to hold on to
For you to hold on to
For you you belong to
Did you forget who you are
You tried to fill some emptiness
'Til all you had spilled over
Now everything's so far away
That you don't know where you are
You are
All that you wanted
And that you have done
Says so much
For you to hold on to
For you to hold on to
You belong too
When it's to be yourself,
It's not to be someone else
Still, everything's so far away
That you forgot where you are
You are
Well, all that you wanted
And that you have done
Says so much
For you to hold on to
For you to hold on to
Hold on, hold on,
Hold on, hold on,
Hold on, hold on,
Hold on, hold on,
And all that you wanted
And that you have done
Says so much
For you to hold on to
For you to hold on to
For you to hold on to
For you you belong to
Lyrics submitted by ADimeADexter
Hold On Lyrics as written by Phil L. Naish Wesley Ivan King
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Capitol CMG Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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this is a great song.
saying you should just be who you are... weather your despratly trying to fit in, or being as different as possible. He's so right a lot of the time it's really easier to act like someone else instead of being yourself.
but when it comes down to it, eventualy you might want to be yourself... but
"Now everything’s so far away That you don’t know where you are"