Holding Back the Years

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Holding Back the Years by Simply Red

About Holding Back the Years

"Holding Back the Years" is a song by British soul and pop band Simply Red, released as a single in 1985 and re-released in 1986 after the success of their debut album Picture Book. It became one of the band's signature tracks and remains their most commercially successful song. Background The song was written by Mick Hucknall, the band’s frontman, when he was just 17 years old. It is one of the first songs he ever wrote and is deeply autobiographical. .

Holding Back the Years Lyrics

[00:23.78] Holdin' back the years
[00:29.39] Thinkin' of the fear I've had so long
[00:34.87] When somebody hears
[00:40.40] Listen to the fear that's gone
[00:48.74] Strangled by the wishes of pater
[00:54.31] Hopin' for the arms of mater
[00:59.91] Get to me the sooner or later
[01:06.08] Oh-oh
[01:08.96]
[01:19.60] Holdin' back the years
[01:24.95] Chance for me to escape from all I've known
[01:30.65] Holdin' back the tears
[01:35.85] 'Cause nothing here has grown
[01:44.25] I've wasted all my tears
[01:50.28] Wasted all those years
[01:55.52] Nothing had the chance to be good
[02:01.32] Nothing ever could, yeah
[02:06.43] Oh-oh, well
[02:09.08] I'll keep holdin' on
[02:14.53] I'll keep holdin' on
[02:20.20] I'll keep holdin' on
[02:25.82] I'll keep holdin' on
[02:32.93] So tight
[02:36.09]
[02:45.68] Alright
[02:48.37] Oh, now
[02:51.75] Well, I've wasted all my tears
[02:59.39] Wasted all of those years
[03:05.13] And nothing had the chance to be good
[03:10.67] 'Cause nothing ever could, oh yeah
[03:16.36] Oh
[03:18.65] I'll keep holdin' on
[03:24.13] I'll keep holdin' on
[03:29.85] I'll keep holdin' on
[03:35.34] I'll keep holdin' on
[03:39.70] Holdin', holdin, holdin' on
[03:47.36] La-la-la-la-la-la
[03:50.57] I said, "Ooh, yeah"
[03:57.51] That's all I have today
[04:03.28] It's all I have to say
[04:07.41]

From the album: Best 80s Songs