Lyrics to
Hold Back The Tears

This version of Hold Back The Tears was released by Neil Young in 1977.

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Hello, my old friend.
It’s good
to see you smiling.
You’ve been around so long,
you must be strong.
And single life really
has its fine points,
Like friends to help you out
when things go wrong.

Hold back the tears
That you’ve been cryin’.
Push off the fears
When they come around.

Hold back the tears,
And keep on trying.
Just around the next corner
May be waiting your true love.

Two lying fools,
And then four cryin’ eyes,
Counting on one another
to survive.
Crazy love
must surely have this pain,
If getting up
means going down again.

Hold back the tears
That you’ve been cryin’.
Push off the fears
When they come around.

Hold back the tears,
And keep on trying.
Just around the next corner
May be waiting your true love.

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The lyrics for Hold Back The Tears are defined as the words making up the song released by Neil Young in 1977. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Hold Back The Tears have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Neil Young and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

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