hold on

for people in recovery, it becomes pretty clear early on that we have developed habits. behaviors and actions that we hold on to because they help us maneuver through life. mostly these behaviors and actions revolve around taking a drink or doing a hit or a bump in order to get us from here to there. but those hits and bumps stop working. an insane part of addiction is that we would rather hold on to those no longer working habits than find new ones that would work.

and that's what a very large part of recovery is to me. finding new habits that work better in any given situation. not holding on to old habits that just don't work any more.

now i know this is a mixed metaphor, but i couldn't resist. as a side note: i have always wanted to film a parody of the original of this video-but my vision is drag queens left holding on to various segments of nature, i.e. a branch, a cliff, a rock after being swept over by a wave, a huge wind, etc....

I know this pain
Why do lock yourself up in these chains?
No one can change your life except for you
Dont ever let anyone step all over you
Just open your heart and your mind
Is it really fair to feel this way inside?

Chorus:
Some day somebodys gonna make you want to
Turn around and say goodbye
Until then baby are you going to let them
Hold you down and make you cry
Dont you know?
Dont you know things can change
Thingsll go your way
If you hold on for one more day
Can you hold on for one more day
Thingsll go your way
Hold on for one more day

You could sustain
Or are you comfortable with the pain?
Youve got no one to blame for your unhappiness
You got yourself into your own mess
Lettin your worries pass you by
Dont you think its worth your time
To change your mind?

(chorus)

I know that there is pain
But you hold on for one more day and
Break free the chains
Yeah I know that there is pain
But you hold on for one more day and you
Break free, break from the chains

Some day somebodys gonna make you want to
Turn around and say goodbye
Until then baby are you going to let them
Hold you down and make you cry
Dont you know?
Dont you know things can change
Thingsll go your way
If you hold on for one more day yeah
If you hold on

Dont you know things can change
Thingsll go your way
If you hold on for one more day,
If you hold on
Can you hold on
Hold on baby
Wont you tell me now
Hold on for one more day cause
Its gonna go your way

Dont you know things can change
Thingsll go your way
If you hold on for one more day
Cant you change it this time

Make up your mind
Hold on
Hold on
Baby hold on