They put a sign up in our town
"If you live it up, you'll live it down"
Just like a bullet leaves a gun
She went and took that California trip
She said, don't look back,
Oh, you got to hold on, hold on
Standin' right here, you got to hold
Well, go ahead and call the cops
You don't meet nice girls in coffee shops
She said, "Baby, I still love you
Oh, but... you got to hold on, hold on
Take my hand, standin' right here
Well, God bless your crooked little heart
St. Louis got the best of me
I miss your broken- china voice
How I wish you were still here with
But you build it up, you wreck it down
You burn your mansion to the ground
When there's nothing left
When you're falling behind
Oh, you got to hold on, hold on
Take my hand, standin' right here
Down by the Riverside Motel
It's ten below and falling.
It's so hard to dance that way
And your old hometown's so far away
But inside your head there's
Take my hand, standin' right here
You got to hold on, hold on
Take my hand, standin' right here
You've... got to hold on, hold on
