Put my feet in concrete
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Tie my hands behind me
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'Cause I can feel the pull
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Of the man I was before
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Put your blinders on me
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Wrap your arms around me
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'Cause I'm afraid that
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I might run right out that door
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If you don't hold me back
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Hold me back
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'Cause it's just like me
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To run from the one who loves me
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Father please, hold me back
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Be the strength I lack
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'Cause it's just like me
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To run from the one that I need
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Take the wind from my sail
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Throw the anchor over my rails
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'Cause I know I'm not always
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The quickest to concede
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When it's best that I fail
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Don't let my will prevail
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'Cause my salvation
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Is my magnificent defeat
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I need you to hold me back
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Because I was never able
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To save myself in the first place
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So why would I think I could do it now
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Left to my inventions
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And the best of my intentions
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We know I'd only destroy myself
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If you don't hold me back
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Hold me back
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'Cause it's just like me
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To run from the one who loves me
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Father please, hold me back
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Be the strength I lack
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'Cause it's just like me to run
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But you hold me back
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You hold me back
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'Cause it's just like you
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To run to the one who needs you
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You hold me back
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Hold me back
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It's just like you
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To love me better than I do
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Prone to wander, Lord I feel it
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Prone to leave the God I love
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Here's my heart, Lord, take and seal it
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Seal it for Your courts above
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Hold Me Back
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| Jason Gray |
