An In-Depth Analysis Of Hold On By Wilson Phillips

by emily

I know this pain That guy I used to date never texted me either.
Why do lock yourself up in these chains? He’s not even that cool.
No one can change your life except for you If he’s not texting you, he doesn’t like you.
Don’t ever let anyone step all over you Or like, he doesn’t like you ENOUGH, you know?
Just open your heart and your mind That guy you work with is pretty cute.
Is it really fair to feel this way inside? You only like people who don’t like you, you always do this.

[Chorus:]
Some day somebody’s gonna make you want to
Turn around and say goodbye …to like, your friends and your social life and stuff.
Until then baby are you going to let them
Hold you down and make you cry Don’t be so upset about every douchebag who doesn’t text you back.
Don’t you know?
Don’t you know things can change
Things’ll go your way
If you hold on for one more day Just go out with that guy from your work, though.
Can you hold on for one more day
Things’ll go your way
Hold on for one more day Or, like, yeah I guess you can keep going to the same bars and hoping to meet somebody, what do I know?

You could sustain
Or are you comfortable with the pain? Like that Groucho Marx thing, you don’t want to be in any club that would have you as a member.
You’ve got no one to blame for your unhappiness
You got yourself into your own mess This one’s pretty self-explanatory.
Lettin’ your worries pass you by Or, like, telling your friends about your worries.  All the time.
Don’t you think it’s worth your time
To change your mind? Or at least go talk to a therapist if you have to talk to someone.

[Chorus]

I know that there is pain You have a hangover.
But you hold on for one more day and They don’t last that long.
Break free the chains Change out of your pajamas and leave your house.
Yeah I know that there is pain We all have hangovers sometimes.
But you hold on for one more day and you They really shouldn’t last more than a day.
Break free, break from the chains Seriously, maybe take a shower, you’ll feel better.

Some day somebody’s gonna make you want to
Turn around and say goodbye I guess turning around and saying goodbye are like the goals here?
Until then baby are you going to let them
Hold you down and make you cry There’s maybe a bully on the playground in this part?
Don’t you know?
Don’t you know things can change
Things’ll go your way
If you hold on for one more day yeah
If you hold on for one more day
Things’ll go your way
Hold on for one more day Don’t kill yourself.  He’s not worth it.