[ti:Holding Back The Years] [ar:Simply Red] [al:Song Book 1985-2010] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.65]Holding Back The Years - Simply Red [00:01.40]Written by:Michael James Hucknall/Neil Moss [00:24.24]Holding back the years [00:29.57]Thinking of the fear I've had so long [00:35.30]When somebody hears [00:40.84]Listen to the fear that's gone [00:49.20]Strangled by the wishes of pater [00:54.87]Hoping for the arms of mater [01:00.36]Get to neither sooner or later [01:20.05]Holding back the years [01:25.45]Chance for me to escape from all I know [01:30.99]Holding back the tears [01:36.37]Cause nothing here has grown [01:44.67]I've wasted all my tears [01:50.61]Wasted all those years [01:56.22]Nothing had the chance to be good [02:01.82]Nothing ever could yeah [02:09.54]I'll keep holding on [02:15.05]I'll keep holding on [02:20.48]I'll keep holding on [02:26.19]I'll keep holding on [02:33.51]So tired [02:52.42]I've wasted all my tears [03:00.06]Wasted all those years [03:05.63]And nothing had the chance to be good [03:11.21]Cause nothing ever could yeah [03:17.18]Oh I'll keep holding on [03:24.76]I'll keep holding on [03:30.18]I'll keep holding on [03:35.77]I'll keep holding on [03:40.77]Holding holding holding on [03:48.18]Ah I say [03:53.29]So tired [03:58.46]That's all I have today [04:03.93]It's all I have to say