The sun was going down
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Over Echo Park
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Wet raven hair
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Glowing in the dark
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And that's when the fever would rise
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And lord what a look in her eyes
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From the moment that she blows out the light
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We'd be lost in the forever night
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Chorus:
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Hold back the dawn
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Hold back the dawn
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Won't you raise up your hand
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And hold back the dawn
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I dreamt if I could lay you upon this
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bed of straw
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We may break the rules but we don't
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break the law
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Come across but the river's too wide
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Come across but the river's too high
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Over by the fountain where we meet
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I will lay silver roses at your feet
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Chorus
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Now I have seen a painting
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Old and hanging in a frame
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And that painting was of you
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Now how can you explain
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From another place in time
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Done many years ago
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Why I'm haunted by this vision
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Guess we'll never know
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Then she turned and whispered in my ear
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Can you feel my heart beat
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Chorus
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Won't you raise
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Won't you raise up
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Won't you raise up your hand
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And hold back the dawn
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Chorus
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Hold Back The Dawn
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| The Band |
