Tom Waits - "Hold On"

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"Hold On" by Tom Waits from the album 'Mule Variations'
Lyrics
They hung a sign up in our town
"if you live it up, you won't
live it down"
So, she left Monte Rio, son
just like a bullet leaves a gun
With charcoal eyes and Monroe hips
she went and took that California trip
Well, the moon was gold, her
hair like wind
She said don't look back just
come on Jim
(Chorus)
Oh you got to
Hold on, Hold on
You got to hold on
Take my hand, I'm standing right here
You gotta hold on
Well, he gave her a dimestore watch
and a ring made from a spoon
Everyone is looking for someone to blame
but you share my bed, you share my name
Well, go ahead and call the cops
you don't meet nice girls in coffee shops
She said baby, I still love you
Sometimes there's nothin left to do
Oh you got to
Hold on, hold on
You got to hold on
Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you got to
just hold on
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 me
Well, you build it up, you wreck it down
you burn your mansion to the ground
When there's nothing left to keep you here, when
you're falling behind in this
big blue world
Oh you got to
Hold on, hold on
You got to hold on
Take my hand, I'm standing right here
You got to hold on
Down by the Riverside motel,
it's 10 below and falling
by a 99 cent store she closed her eyes
and started swaying
but it's so hard to dance that way
when it's cold and there's no music
well your old hometown is so far away
but, inside your head there's a record
that's playing, a song called
Hold on, hold on
You really got to hold on
Take my hand, I'm standing right here
and just hold on.
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[@asceticblur]

There are so few song writers left. This man is a genius and a bleeding heart. God bless you Tom.

[@dustin2207]

When Beth started singing this in the prison, I was moved to tears. RIP Beth, Hersel, and Glen. YOU GOTTA HOLD ON, MAGGIE!

[@CarolAHalford]

Me too!!

[@MrEpeeFencer]

Yeah that show was pretty good for the first few seasons, then it went downhill.

[@fayssal926]

Walking dead

[@sam0var843]

dude my mind was blown..

[@bsnf-5]

Songs like this are reason to live. Genius level artistry

[@TheBabadook616]

The sweetness of the song is really exacerbated by the roughness of his voice, just beautiful

[@adamarcher7847]

one of the best songs ever brought into existence

[@thatonegearguy]

This got me through a very dark time in my life when I was getting out of the service years ago. I lost my closet friend in nam as soon as we got over there.. Blown in half in my arms. Still see his face and hear his last words. I worked a number of years until Desert Storm. After all that even with the wife around, I didn't want to live, but I held on..

[@jmcljazz6733]

God Bless you

[@ronaldnoble9694]

Thank you for your service Sir. God bless you.

[@mingusmofaz5898]

​@@ronaldnoble9694Time to stop pretending that being emotionally brutalized and physically destroyed for the utterly superficial goals of nations isn't "service" but a sentence.

[@gerritvanderkieft2104]

You are a hero greetings from the Netherlands Hold on

[@asceticblur]

🤔😔🙄

[@tamea8030]

i heard this song for the first time on the walking dead and it’s been one of my favorite songs since

[@jennifermarquez4957]

I heard. On the, walking dead too? love it is on my playlist

[@froolop]

They hung a sign up in our town "If you live it up, you won't live it down" So she left Monte Rio, son Just like a bullet leaves a gun With her charcoal eyes and Monroe hips She went and took that California trip Oh, the moon was gold, her hair like wind Said, "don't look back, just come on, Jim" Oh, you got to hold on, hold on You gotta hold on Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on Well, he gave her a dimestore watch And a ring made from a spoon Everyone's looking for someone to blame When you share my bed, you share my name Well, go ahead and call the cops You don't meet nice girls in coffee shops She said, "baby, I still love you" Sometimes there's nothin' left to do Oh, but you got to hold on, hold on Babe, you gotta hold on and take my hand I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on 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 me Oh, you build it up, you wreck it down Then you burn your mansion to the ground Oh, there's nothing left to keep you here But when you're falling behind in this big blue world Oh, you've got to hold on, hold on Babe, you gotta hold on Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on Down by the Riverside motel It's ten below and falling By a ninety-nine cent store She closed her eyes and started swaying But it's so hard to dance that way When it's cold and there's no music Oh, your old hometown's so far away But inside your head there's a record that's playing A song called "Hold On", hold on Babe, you gotta hold on Take my hand, I'm standing right there, you gotta hold on You gotta hold on, hold on Babe, you gotta hold on Take my hand, I'm standing right there, you gotta hold on You gotta hold on, hold on Babe, you gotta hold on And take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on You gotta hold on, hold on Babe, you gotta hold on And take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on You gotta hold on You gotta hold on You gotta hold on You gotta hold on You gotta hold on, baby You gotta hold on, girl You gotta hold on You gotta hold on

[@Neytiri...]

Source: "Holding On: A Conversation with Tom Waits". Newsweek: Karin Schoemer. March 23, 1999) - Tom Waits: I thought that was a good thing to say in a song. Hold on. We're all holding onto something. None of us want to come out of the ground. Weeds are holding on. Everything's holding on. I thought that was a real positive thing to say. It was an optimistic song. Take my hand, stand right here, hold on. We wrote that together, Kathleen and I, and that felt good. Two people who are in love writing a song like that about being in love. That was good." And, to be honest, I hear: 'Take my hand, stand right here, you gotta hold on'. I don't understand, why everywhere is: I'm standing right here

[@birgitgrabenkamp]

Yesterday, Silvester 23...24 send to many people around the world. Hold on... that's it... forever 🎶🤗🌎🫶 Peace for whole world and trust together ... please. ❤​@@Neytiri...

[@dr.horror9046]

I love singing Tom Wait’s songs- not everyone knows these beautiful lyrics and I want to sing them as clearly as possible. But God bless Tom - when he dies, he will be St. Tom- of the broken, homeless, the lost and he will guide us all on a path to healing- after shooting us down the rabbit hole out of a cannon first of course though

[@terrifiedtomatosauce1964]

Why?? Did it take an Eternity?? For this raw,honest, Genius to be recognised in The Rock n Roll Hall of Fame??

[@GoatHouseBlues]

I dedicate my appreciation of this song to my friend Erycka. Who I hope holds on.

[@Habsolutely]

a good writer paints pictures with his words. Tom Waits passes that test.

[@SomeDutchGuy]

First heard this song on KPIG while driving in Santa Cruz. Touched my soul ...

[@susansawyer2475]

Hooray for KPIG: what a music station should be!

[@kentborges5114]

THIS SONG IS TRUE PLATINUM.

[@thevoidwalkerbr]

My dad showed this, just amazing, really love it

[@jmgfx4161]

Moved me to tears

[@maxbrown2577]

As a song like this should. Music has power.

[@paulacardwell8367]

Heard this at the end of death Valley film,brilliant.never heard it b4 but def will be listening to it lots now.,fab voice,xx

[@HighPlainsDrifter-kb5du]

Thanks so much for the music/lyrics over all these years Tom. Greetings from Ontario Canada. ❤

[@user-nt2we4ng2q]

Dinlemekten asla vazgeçmediğim .

[@sarahhoman-ye4rg]

My mam loved this artist rip mam 😥x

[@genuinehearts8247]

You gave me yours without knowing and so many others. Thank you.

[@vincentbarkley9121]

Wow. Incredible

[@valentinocapodacqua2051]

Grande tom....!!!!!

[@aliefe1genc]

Hi Beth (R.I.P) (TWD)

[@batmangameng7140]

You know what I was about to say that hhh❤

[@the-bottom-of-a-black-hole-.]

"Trust promotes trustworthy people. Worth don't make you worthy though." ,dan'

[@marcellic]

rest in peace beth greene.

[@edguedou]

J'ai découvert cette chanson dans la série The Walking Dead la saison ou les acteurs se sont réfugiés dans une prison. Très belle chanson, j adore la voix du chanteur..🤗👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾💖💟

[@apusromero1977]

Desde México 👏🏻

[@the-bottom-of-a-black-hole-.]

''Water isn't a spirit and is never neutral." ,dan'

[@ChrisQuigley414]

Preaching the gospel right there

[@the-bottom-of-a-black-hole-.]

"I call myself better than you not because I am well but because you were sick." ,dan'

[@jessicalowery8035]

Is there any hope to grow trust with all these ashes?💓

[@the-bottom-of-a-black-hole-.]

What do you mean? The ashes of whom or what? ,dan' (💗) what's on your mind?

[@bsnf-5]

Where did you get this quotation from? I like it!

[@the-bottom-of-a-black-hole-.]

"If you ever look back, may it only be in anger." ,dan' (it's better to be mad all the time than happy just once)

[@worthigirl2946]

Yes!

[@daisywrabbit]

💙

[@YunusBasar-b8j]

Vay Canına !

[@birgitgrabenkamp]

Hold on....that for the whole world 🌎🫶 and trust together with your heart...all together... please. 🌎🎶🫂♥️

[@jeffreyvasquez3911]

❤️

[@jennifermarquez4957]

My oldest son just passedJanuary 8th 2024 and I'm holding on trying to anyway. There is a whole big case behind this. We're waiting for evidence. It's been hard. I love him and miss him and his friends that passed with him.

[@shannonspangenberg666]

How is it going?

[@valentinocapodacqua2051]

Brilla

[@the-bottom-of-a-black-hole-.]

"The last time I achieved something it was raining and I think it might have been a Tuesday." ,dan' (on today)

[@the-bottom-of-a-black-hole-.]

"Elevened and sevened, we sat there eating fishdicks and fancy ketchup." ,dan' (in the times of tang)

[@ChrisQuigley414]

Damn right go get em

[@genuinehearts8247]

Hold on... all I have is a hand.

[@the-bottom-of-a-black-hole-.]

"Go ahead'n call it tails, it never fails, tails never fails." ,dan'

[@melaniemarko621]

Çome to Montreal: We love you!

[@Gaspard-uc4iv]

J'ai tourné le dos à l'océan, mais peu importe nous sommes attendus plus loin, plus tard...

[@the-bottom-of-a-black-hole-.]

“Hello Tom, I hope you are having a good day today sir.” ,dan’

[@mateusvenancio2055]

Vim por The walking dead temp 3X11

[@brockrain4618]

Love you Cody James Kirkbride

[@barbequebaconburgereverydayy]

TWD

[@Meunier_]

I comed from walking dead 😩🎼💔

[@alejandropower]

Came here thanks to TWD.

[@the-bottom-of-a-black-hole-.]

"You made bookoo bucks dudes and I hope you know I am here to kill all of you. You won't be remembered not even Bob Dylan. I have a book in the bible. I think I might do okay or I already done good." ,dan' "Let me know when the book of Bob comes out and I doubt he would challenge me. I am older than him and younger." "Tom I am am your son sir. Feeling like a bastard holding on."

[@kevinbrownsr4956]

This song sounded better with Beth singing it!!! 😢

[@woah459]

bruh.

[@ciceroalves89]

The walking dead

[@paixaoandrade3653]

They hung a sign up in our town "If you live it up, you won't live it down" So she left Monte Rio, son Just like a bullet leaves a gun With her charcoal eyes and Monroe hips She went and took that California trip Oh, the moon was gold, her hair like wind Said, "don't look back, just come on, Jim" Oh, you got to hold on, hold on You gotta hold on Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on Well, he gave her a dimestore watch And a ring made from a spoon Everyone's looking for someone to blame When you share my bed, you share my name Well, go ahead and call the cops You don't meet nice girls in coffee shops She said, "baby, I still love you" Sometimes there's nothin' left to do Oh, but you got to hold on, hold on Babe, you gotta hold on and take my hand I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on 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 me Oh, you build it up, you wreck it down Then you burn your mansion to the ground Oh, there's nothing left to keep you here But when you're falling behind in this big blue world Oh, you've got to hold on, hold on Babe, you gotta hold on Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on Down by the Riverside motel It's ten below and falling By a ninety-nine cent store She closed her eyes and started swaying But it's so hard to dance that way When it's cold and there's no music Oh, your old hometown's so far away But inside your head there's a record that's playing A song called "Hold On", hold on Babe, you gotta hold on Take my hand, I'm standing right there, you gotta hold on You gotta hold on, hold on Babe, you gotta hold on Take my hand, I'm standing right there, you gotta hold on You gotta hold on, hold on Babe, you gotta hold on And take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on You gotta hold on, hold on Babe, you gotta hold on And take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on You gotta hold on You gotta hold on You gotta hold on You gotta hold on You gotta hold on, baby You gotta hold on, girl You gotta hold on You gotta hold on

[@sudedurhasan7652]

🖤🖤🖤

[@RealEstateAgentSF]

They hung a sign up in our town "If you live it up, you won't live it down" So she left Monte Rio, son Just like a bullet leaves a gun With her charcoal eyes and Monroe hips She went and took that California trip Oh, the moon was gold, her hair like wind Said, "don't look back, just come on, Jim" Oh, you got to hold on, hold on You gotta hold on Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on Well, he gave her a dimestore watch And a ring made from a spoon Everyone's looking for someone to blame When you share my bed, you share my name Well, go ahead and call the cops You don't meet nice girls in coffee shops She said, "baby, I still love you" Sometimes there's nothin' left to do Oh, but you got to hold on, hold on Babe, you gotta hold on and take my hand I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on 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 me Oh, you build it up, you wreck it down Then you burn your mansion to the ground Oh, there's nothing left to keep you here But when you're falling behind in this big blue world Oh, you've got to hold on, hold on Babe, you gotta hold on Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on Down by the Riverside motel It's ten below and falling By a ninety-nine cent store She closed her eyes and started swaying But it's so hard to dance that way When it's cold and there's no music Oh, your old hometown's so far away But inside your head there's a record that's playing A song called "Hold On", hold on Babe, you gotta hold on Take my hand, I'm standing right there, you gotta hold on You gotta hold on, hold on Babe, you gotta hold on Take my hand, I'm standing right there, you gotta hold on You gotta hold on, hold on Babe, you gotta hold on And take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on You gotta hold on, hold on Babe, you gotta hold on And take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on You gotta hold on You gotta hold on You gotta hold on You gotta hold on You gotta hold on, baby You gotta hold on, girl You gotta hold on You gotta hold on