Hold On, Be Strong

[Intro]
Hold on, be strong
Hold on, be strong, mm
(Hold on, be strong) Everybody needs to
(Hold on, be strong) Hold on, be strong
(Hold on, be strong) Oh, mm
(Hold on, be strong) Listen to this...

[Verse 1]
Everybody loves you when you're up
When you're down, not a dime for your cup

[Chorus]
(Hold on, hold on, be strong)
You ought to hold on
(Hold on, hold on, be strong)
Hold on... hee!

[Verse 2]
Don't get me wrong, I'm not crying the blues
Hard to be happy with holes in your shoes

[Chorus]
(Hold on, hold on, be strong) Hold on, hold on
You need to hold on... hee!
(Hold on, hold on, be strong)
(Hold on, be strong) Everybody
(Hold on, be strong) Hold on, hold on, hold on
(Hold on, be strong) Hold on!
(Hold on, be strong)

[Verse 3]
In this world, there are things we can't change just now
We gotta hold on and be strong
Oh, it won't take long to sing my song
Soon I'll be gone, but in the meantime you hold on
There's an old saying I found to be true
(Everything) Everything that glitters don't have to be gold

[Chorus]
(Hold on, hold on, be strong) Hold on, hold on
(Hold on, hold on, be strong) You need to hold on, mm

[Verse 4]
Some friendships begin when you start to do well
But if you have rain, they run to the dry side

[Chorus]
(Hold on, hold on, be strong) If I were you I'd press on
(Hold on, hold on, be strong) Yes I would
You need to (Hold on, hold on, be strong), ah, hey-ey
Hold on, aaahh

[Tag/outro]
Everybody needs to hold on, yes you do
(Everybody ought to) Hold on (hold on)
Listen, when you're giving, everybody's around
(Everybody ought to, hold on)
When you're not, they forget you're living
(Everybody ought to, hold on)
Everybody, be strong
(Everybody ought to, hold on)
If mother don't go, then you hold on (hold on!)
(Everybody ought to, hold on)
If father don't go, you hold on
(Everybody ought to, hold on)
You need to... ah, hold on
(Everybody ought to, hold on)
Oh, hold on, yeah, yeah, hold on!
(Everybody ought to, hold on)
Hold on, be strong, mm
(Everybody ought to, hold on)
Be strong, be strong
(Everybody ought to, hold on)
Hold on, hold on, hee
(Everybody ought to, hold on)
Hold on, be strong, hold on
(Everybody ought to, hold on)
Be strong, hold on, hey!
(Everybody ought to, hold on)
Hold on, ahhh!
(Everybody ought to, hold on)
Hold on, hold on
(Everybody ought to, hold on)
Hold on, be strong
(Everybody ought to, hold on)
Hold on, well
(Everybody ought to, hold on)