A song with clear autobiographical elements, it addresses the feelings of exhaustion and disillusionment that the band members, being ageing rockers of over 30 years of experience, must have experienced on multiple occasions. The band was a hair’s length away from calling it quits after the terrible...
[Verse 1]
How many times
Do we tire of all the little battles
Threaten to call it quits
Tempted to cut and run
How many times
Do we weather out the stormy evenings
Long to slam the front door
Drive away into the setting sun
[Chorus 1]
Keep going on till dawn
How many times must another line be drawn
We could be down and gone
But we hold on
[Chorus 1]
Keep going on till dawn
How many times must another line be drawn
We could be down and gone
But we hold on
[Verse 2]
How many times
Do we chaff against the repetition
Straining against the faith
Measured out in coffee breaks
How many times
Do we swallow our ambition
Long to give up the same old way
Find another road to take
[Chorus 1]
Keep going on till dawn
How many times must another line be drawn
We could be down and gone
But we hold on
[Chorus 2]
Keep holding on so long
Cause there's a chance that we might not be so wrong
We could be down and gone
But we hold on
[Verse 3]
How many times
Do we wonder if it's even worth it
There's got to be some other way
Way to get me through the day
[Chorus 1]
Keep going on till dawn
How many times must another line be drawn
We could be down and gone
But we hold on
[Chorus 1]
Keep going on till dawn
How many times must another line be drawn
We could be down and gone
But we hold on
We Hold On was written by Neil Peart & Alex Lifeson & Geddy Lee.
We Hold On was produced by Rush & Nick Raskulinecz.
Rush released We Hold On on Tue May 01 2007.