Date: Tuesday October 3, 2000
From: Peter Ferragine (pferragine@home.com)
Group: Green Day
Album: Warning
Released: 2000 reprise records
Track: 8
Title: hold on

x - scratch


intro

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verse/bridge

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chorus

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lyrics

as i stepped to the edge beyond the shadow of a doubt
with my conscience beating
like the pulse of a drum that hammers on and on
until i reach the break of day
as the sun beats down on the halfway house
has my conscience beating the sound in my ear
the will to persevere as i reach the break of day
when you lost all hope and excuses
and the cheapskates and the losers
nothing's left to cling onto
you got to hold on to yourself
a cry of hope a plea for peace
and my conscience beating
it's not what i want for it's all that i need
to reach the break of day
so i run to the edge beyond the shadow of a doubt
with my conscience bleeding
here lies the truth the lost treasures of my youth
as i hold on to the break of day
when you lost all hope and excuses
and the cheapskates and the losers
nothing's left to cling onto
you got to hold on to yourself