[ti:Holding Back The Years] [ar:Simply Red] [al:Simplified] [04:10.63][00:07.31]Album:Simplified [02:30.20][00:01.55]Simply Red-Holding Back The Years [02:36.05][00:01.08] [00:18.87]Words Mick Hucknall [00:13.03]Music Mick Hucknall & Neil Moss [00:22.29] [00:23.61]Holding back the years [00:26.74]Thinking of the fear I've had so long [00:33.78]When somebody hears [00:38.22]Listen to the fear that's gone [00:46.18] [00:47.18]Strangled by the wishes of pater [00:51.98]Hoping for the arms of mater [00:58.05]Get to me the sooner or later [01:14.77][01:04.16] [01:16.39]Holding back the years [01:20.51]Chance for me to escape from all I've known [01:27.15]Holding back the tears [01:31.18]Cause nothing here has grown [01:40.36]I've wasted all my tears [01:44.36]Wasted all those years [01:50.80]And nothing had the chance to be good [01:55.53]Nothing ever could yeah [02:01.82] [02:03.84]I'll keep holding on [02:26.86]So tight [02:29.00] [02:45.08]I've wasted all my tears [02:51.71]Wasted all of those years [02:57.38]And nothing had the chance to be good [03:02.07]Cause nothing ever could oh yeah [03:10.53] [03:10.77]I'll keep holding on [03:31.23]Holding, holding, holding [03:35.77] [03:58.63][03:48.04]That's all I have today [04:03.59][03:52.45]It's all I have to say [04:08.16]