Hold Back by The Rolling Stones Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Hear the voice of experience
A word from the wise
Grab opportunity, yes, while you're alive
Because if you follow the crowd
Because if you act like a coward
You'll end up yelling out loud

[Chorus]
Hold back
You'll regret it someday
Choke on that
Don't let it pass you by
Hold back
You better seize the hour

[Verse 2]
If you look in your history book
If you delve in the past
Stalin and Roosevelt, yeah, they both took their chances
And George grasped the mettle
It's do or dare
From the banks of the Delaware
[Chorus]
Yeah, don't hold back
Trust your gut reaction
Be bold, be bold, baby
Mmm, if you don't take chances, you won't make advances
Hold back, yeah

[Verse 3]
Don't matter if you aren’t so good looking
If you ain’t sharp as a blade
Nah, don't be afraid

[Chorus]
Don't hold back
Life is passing you by
Choke on that
Keep on moving, keep on moving, yeah

[Verse 4]
Yes, you run with the crowd, yeah
You will end up in the madhouse
Shouting those cold walls down
Yeah, don't hold back

[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
Ah hold back, you're messing with your life
Hold back
Yeah, life goes by fast sometimes
Be bold, be bold, be bold, be bold baby

[Verse 5]
You're wasting your time
I want your attention
So pin back your ears
I've been climbing this tree of promises
For over forty years
Your vision get broken
It bust on the ground
So watch me, watch me rebound

[Chorus]
Yeah, don't hold back
You're wrecking your life
Choke on that, yeah
Don't hold back
You're messing with your life