Hold On

[MARTHA, spoken]
I think you were just what Colin needed.

(sung)
What you've got to do is
Finish what you have begun
I don't know just how
But it's not over 'til you've won

When you see the storm is comin'
See the lightning part the skies
It's too late to run
There's terror in your eyes
What you do then is remember
This old thing you heard me say
"It's the storm, not you
That's bound to blow away"

Hold on
Hold on to someone standing by
Hold on
Don't even ask how long or why
Child, hold on to what you know is true
Hold on 'til you get through
Child, oh child
Hold on

When you feel your heart is pounding
Fear a devil's at your door
There's no place to hide
You're frozen to the floor
What you do then is you force yourself
To wake up, and you say
"It's this dream, not me
That's bound to go away"

Hold on
Hold on, the night will soon be by
Hold on
Until there's nothing left to try
Child, hold on, there's angels on their way
Hold on and hear them say
"Child, oh child"

And it doesn't even matter
If the danger and the doom
Come from up above or down below
Or just come flyin' at you from across the room

When you see a man who's ragin'
And he's jealous and he fears
That you've walked through walls
He's hid behind for years
What you do then is you tell yourself
To wait it out and say
"It's this day, not me
That's bound to go away"

Child, hold on
It's this day, not you
That's bound to go away