I've been over and I've been under;
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Been through all kinds of hell;
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Trouble was not only my middle name,
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It was my first as well.
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Through the years all I've encountered,
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I've just one thing to say,
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Hold on to what you got,
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And don't let it slip away.
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I've been taken for far more rides
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To places I've never been;
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Stabbed so many times in the back
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I no longer feel a thing.
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Ask me what all this has taught me
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And I'll tell you what I'll say,
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Hold on...
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Save it for a rainy day;
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And keep a watchful eye on anyone that tells you lies;
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See that it's true
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You get what you're entitled to.
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I was brought up same as you were;
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No different and no worse;
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You could be sure my mother would hit me
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If I tampered with her purse.
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All my life has been a lesson
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The most important to date;
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Hold on to what you got,
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And don't let it slip away.
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Hold On To What You've Got
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Gilbert O'Sullivan |