Lyrics to
Hold On

This version of Hold On was released by Deep Purple in 1974.

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You’re sweeter than the morning
When the sun is shining down on me
There is nothing you can say
That could make me go away you see
But you keep saying to me baby

Hold on–I feel I’m getting ready
Hold on–I feel I’m rockin’ steady
Hold on–I’m gonna make it with you woman
Hold on–You got to gimme some love, gimme some love

I held back before
But your love took me easily
You got the power
I knew was gonna creep up on me
The more I give
Your love keeps comin’ on strong
Although it’s mine now
I know it won’t be for long
There’s something in the saying
That a woman needs a little more time
I’m getting tired of waiting for you
Giving me some kind of sign

Hold on–I’ve got to love you when I want to
Hold on–You’ve got to love me when I want you to
Hold on–I ain’t gonna let you leave me baby
Hold on–No never no more

I know the game you’re playing
And I guess you think I’m easily led
You think the words you’re saying
Are really going through my head
I’m gonna take you home
And give you all I can
I’ll prove to you, baby
That really I’m a man

Hold on–I know I’m feeling ready
Hold on–I know I’m rockin’ steady
Hold on–Guess I’ve made it with you woman
Hold on–I’ve got you giving me love

Something that you give me
Keeps me hangin’ on
No use me stayin’
There’s nothing to be done
I’m gonna take you home
And give you all I can
I’ll prove to you woman
That really I’m a man

Hold on–I only want to take you higher
Hold on–You are the root of my desire
Hold on–C’mon baby light my fire
Hold on

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About Lyrics and Hold On by Deep Purple

When you decide to study the lyrics to Hold On, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1974 song by Deep Purple. Some of the lyrics to Hold On have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Deep Purple and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Hold On if you take apart the structure of the words. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Hold On" means the words set to the music of Hold On, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Deep Purple. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Hold On and the lyrics to Hold On are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Deep Purple who came here looking just for the lyrics to Hold On, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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