Intro: verse 1 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 Well the moon was gold, her hair like wind She said don't look back, just come on Jim Oh____ you got to hold on, hold on,__ Babe you gotta hold on Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on verse 2 And he gave her a dime store watch And a ring made from a spoon Everyone's looking for someone to blame If you share my bed you share my name So go ahead and call the cops You don't meet nice girls in coffee shops Oh and She said baby I still love you Sometimes there's nothing left to do Oh but you got to hold on, hold on, babe you gotta hold on Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on verse 3 And 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 and 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 Ohh oh you got to hold on, hold on, babe gotta hold on Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on verse 4 Down by the Riverside Motel Well It's 10 below and falling and by a 99 cent store (soft strum ) She closed her eyes and started swaying But it' so hard to dance that way When it's cold and there's no music and When your old home town's so far away But inside your head there's a record playin' A song called Hold On, hold on, baby gotta hold on Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on Hold On, babe gotta hold on Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on