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[Intro]
 

[Verse 1]

Deep pockets, 

shallow souls
              
Silence bought

  
, violence sol

d
    
And nought for

given,
              
Lord I’m tired

         
 of these ways
             
That ain’t liv

              
ing, that’s ju

             
st life these 

   
days
 
They taught yo

u little but t

ortured smiles
              
Life’s this ri

              
ddle where the

 
 answer is lie

Oh, so lie dow

n boy,
              
A high horse l

              
eaves a long w

      
ay to fall
     
Your feet don’

t reach the st

irrups,
             
It’s clear you

             
r spirit’s fee

            
ble as it’s sm

all

[Chorus]
      
If we hold on,
             
Are things gon

   
na change, son

?
             
They’ve always

           
 been this way

, son
              
Is it how they

          
’re gonna stay

?

[Verse 2]

They say nothi

ng ventured me

ans nothing lo

st
              
Not to mention

              
 they stabbed 


holes in the b

ox,
             
Oh, you should

              
 be grateful y

             
ou can even se

   
e outside
         
And that dangl

ing carrot
              
That’s just sa

             
lad for the we

              
althy and the 


white

[Chorus]
      
If we hold on,
              
For change tha

    
t’s coming
      
If we hold str

ong,
             
Are things gon

   
na change, son

?
             
Or are we boun

     
d to bow, boy
             
Raise the flag

              
, throw in the

 
 towel, boy
              
Or finally sta

       
nd our ground?

[Verse 3]

If we take a l

ook, and take 

a lesson
             
(And hold on, 

    
and hold on)

And tame mista

kes from all t

he guessing
             
(And hold on, 

    
and hold on)

If we count ou

r luck, and co

unt our blessi

ngs
             
(And hold on, 

    
and hold on)
             
(And hold on, 

         
and hold on)

[Outro]
      
      

             
You can hold o

            
n, you can hol

    
d on
             
You can hold o

            
n, you can hol

   
d on