Title  :  HOLDING BACK THE YEARS

                            Artist : SIMPLY RED
  
                         Reference Number  :  0133

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     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*  HOPIN' FOR THE ARMS OF MATER*
     GET TO ME THE SOONER OR LATER

     I'LL KEEP  HOLDING ON        I'LL KEEP  HOLDING ON

     HOLDING BACK THE YEARS   A CHANCE FOR ME ECAPE FROM ALL I KNOW
     HOLDING BACK THE  TEARS  'COS NOTHING HERE IS GROWN
     I'VE WASTED ALL MY TEARS  WASTED ALL THOSE YEARS
     NOTHIN' HAD THE CHANCE TO BE GOOD  
     NOTHIN' EVER  COULD YEA HOO OO

     I'LL KEEP  HOLDING ON        I'LL KEEP  HOLDING ON
     I'LL KEEP  HOLDING ON        I'LL KEEP  HOLDING ON
     SO TIRED

     BOY I'M GONNA
     WELL I WASTED ALL MY TEARS    WASTED ALL OF THOSE YEARS
     AND NOTHING HAD THE CHANCE TO BE BOY
     'CAUSE NOTHIN' EVER  WOULD  WHOA  WHOA

     I'LL KEEP HOLDING ON        I'LL KEEP HOLDING ON
     I'LL KEEP HOLDING ON        I'LL KEEP HOLDING ON 
     HOLDING  HOLDING  HOLDING   AH

     (ADLIB) LA LA LA LA
      
     THAT'S ALL I HAVE TODAY     IT'S ALL I HAVE TO  SAY


* "PATER" (FATHER) & "MATER" (MOTHER)