Hold Out Lyrics - Browne Jackson

Baby I guess you know my story 

Baby I guess you know my side 

It seems I've traded love for glory 

But I'm still not satisfied 

Given all the years 

All the cries and cheers 

Don't amount to much more than pride 

Take my love for you 

Take tomorrow too 

There's not much left inside 

How we laughed when we first knew love 

Singing dum-de-lum-de-lie 

I taught you how to see life through love 

Then I taught you how to cry 

And though I must have known 

How easily love is thrown 

I took some chances, I don't know why 

There's not much you can do 

You wish that I'd been true 

Darlin' so do I 

Now you better hold out 

Go on and hold out 

Go ahead and hold out 

For what you know love can be 

Move on and hold out 

Don't let your love be sold out 

If there's anyone who knows about it 

Baby that's me 

Ahh you're right 

You can't forget the way I lied 

Time has seen you grow 

To lead your life alone 

Though you tried and tried 

Cried and cried 

Baby I guess you know my story 

Maybe there's not much left to say 

You know the more we talk the more we 

Turn each other's hearts away 

Now I'll be leaving in the morning 

Leaving half of me behind 

To find the pieces life's been torn in 

And take whatever love I find 

But you better hold out 

Go on and hold out 

Just walk away and hold out 

For what you know love can be 

Move on and hold out 

Don't let your love be sold out 

It's starting to be cold out 

For people who live like me 

Move on and hold out 

And somewhere later no doubt 

Someone just like you baby, wait and see...