Hold On To What You've Got lyrics

Song information

Artist: Gilbert O'sullivan
Album: By Larry

Lyrics

I've been over and I've been under;
Been through all kinds of hell;
Trouble was not only my middle name
It was my first as well

Through the years all I've encountered
I've just one thing to say
Hold on to what you got
And don't let it slip away

I've been taken for far more rides
To places I've never been;
Stabbed so many times in the back
I no longer feel a thing

Ask me what all this has taught me
And I'll tell you what I'll say
Hold on..
Save it for a rainy day;
And keep a watchful eye on anyone that tells you lies;
See that it's true
You get what you're entitled to

I was brought up same as you were;
No different and no worse;
You could be sure my mother would hit me
If I tampered with her purse

All my life has been a lesson
The most important to date;
Hold on to what you got
And don't let it slip away

[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]

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