Rollin' from your brat sarcastic eye   A California tear, a drop of gold   Maybe you were cold, yeah, so was I   Holdin' back, holdin' back the year      The year before the poison took its toll   Made you paper thin, me- wrinkled, old   Eventually, yeah, finally it caught up   I held you back, grabbed you by the arm   I played upon your fear      Rollin' down the window won't I   Order up some breakfast if I can   Hold me back, hold me by the arm   Wipe away my tear      Wipe away my tear      The story ends with friends and early nights   A kitten grown to cat and no more fight   This is how we stay together, love      Holdin' back   Holdin' back the year   Hold me back   Grab me by the arm   Whisper in my ear      Holdin' back the year   Holdin' back the year