Holding back the years   Thinking of the fear I've had so long   When somebody hears   Listen to the fear that's gone   Strangled by the wishes of pater   Hoping for the arms of mater   Get to me the sooner or later, oh Lord   But I'm holding, holding, holding on   Said, I'm holding      Holding back the years   Chance for me to escape from all I know   Holding back the tears   'Cos nothing here has grown   I've wasted all my tears   Wasted all those years, yeah   Nothing had the chance to be good   Nothing ever could, yeah, oh well      I'll keep holding on (keep on)   I'll keep holding on (keep on, keep on)   I'll keep holding on (keep on)   I'll keep holding on so tight      Yeah, yeah, oh   Alright now, oh now   I've wasted all my tears, yeah   Said, I wasted all of those years, come on   Nothing had the chance to be good, no   'Cos nothing ever could, oh yeah yeah      I'll keep holding on (keep on)   I'll keep holding on (holding on)   I'll keep holding on (keep on, keep on)   I'll keep holding on (oh, oh, oh, oh yeah)   (I say, I say, I say, I say, I say)   (Oh, oh well, yeah)   Holding on, holding on, holding on   Help me sing (holding on) yeah, come on   (Holding on) ooh, I say I'm holding on   (Holding on) oh   (Holding on) that's all I have to say