Simply Red-Holding Back The Years

　　Words:Mick Hucknall

　　Music:Mick Hucknall & Neil Moss

　　Album:Picture Book

　　Holding back the years

　　Thinking of the fear I've had so long

　　When somebody hears

　　Listen to the fear that's gone

　　Strangled by the wishes of pater

　　Hoping for the arms of mater

　　Get to me the sooner or later

　　Simply Red-Holding Back The Years

　　Holding back the years

　　Chance for me to escape from all I've known

　　Holding back the tears

　　Cause nothing here has grown

　　I've wasted all my tears

　　Wasted all those years

　　And nothing had the chance to be good

　　Nothing ever could yeah

　　I'll keep holding on

　　So tight

　　Album:Picture Book

　　I've wasted all my tears

　　Wasted all of those years

　　And nothing had the chance to be good

　　Cause nothing ever could oh yeah

　　I'll keep holding on

　　Holding, holding, holding

　　That's all I have today

　　It's all I have to say

　　Simply Red-Holding Back The Years