Hold the line, love isn't always on time, oh oh oh It's not in the way you look or the things that you say that you'll do It's not in the way you say you're mine, ooh It's not in the way that you came back to me It's not in the way that your love set me

And I won't let you choke On the noose around your neck And I'll find strength in pain And I will change my ways I'll know my name as it's called again But I will hold on hope It's empty in the valley of your heart The sun, it rises slowly as you walk

I feel you in my bones, oh oh oh oh From my head down to my toes, oh oh oh oh And I know it's a long way down While we're caught in between Won't you stay in the middle with me? Hold me close And don't ever let me go In your heart I found a home

Rise from the seats to sing hallelujah And my father told me, son It's not his fault he doesn't know your face And you're not the only one Although my grandma used to say, he used to say Darling hold me in your arms the way you did last night And we'll

On the noose around your neck And I'll find strength in pain And I will change my ways I'll know my name as it's called again But I will hold on hope and I won't let you choke It's empty in the valley of your heart The sun, it rises slowly as you walk

Hold the line, love isn't always on time, oh oh oh It's not in the way you look or the things that you say that you'll do It's not in the way you say you're mine, ooh It's not in the way that you came back to me It's not in the way that your love set me

Everything's gonna be alright boys, help is on the way Hold your head up high now, there's no need to cry now We're not running anymore Leave the politics behind boys, they're not working anymore There's so much more at stake here, it's make or break

I love the way you hurt me I love that you don't care My love is dark and twisted And I scream when you're not there It's the pretty little heavy to hold your head It's like the sanity is hanging on a thread The flesh is cold and needs your nails And the

Tear down these walls for me It's not too late for me Stop me from going under You are the only one who knows I'm holding back To keep from sinking further I'm trying to find my way out

But it's all coming back to me And you hold me like that It's all coming back, it's all coming back to me now There were moments of gold And there were flashes of light But then they'd always seemed right There were nights of endless pleasure I can