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Hold Me Back

from The Blue Hour by Chris Lambert

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lyrics

I was a river when we first met
You drank the water like medicine
I could deliver a line like a jet, boy
Now I’m a little repetitive

I was expecting to grow up to be
A teacher, or maybe the President
The only degree in my whole family tree
I was always a little bit delicate
Crooked and broken, my teeth and my back
But a sober head
Older and slower, I guess, but the dream’s not over yet

I won’t let me hold me back
I made peace when no one asked for it

I got a bicycle when I was three
But I didn’t know how to pedal it
The carpet was soft and the wheels were rough
And I found the stillness unsettling
"You know it will go when you take it outside, boy
Easy fix...
Life is a series of tests for your pride, boy
Don’t you quit..."

I won’t let me hold me back
I make peace when no one asks for it

I’ve got a father who’s down on the bayou
For years, I have only commended him
Saw him in May, didn’t know what to say
I guess he could tell I resented him
"I’m never more than a few states away, boy
Don’t forget...
Know that your life was a brilliant mistake, don’t
gamble it..."

I won’t let me hold me back
I’ll make peace when no one asks
Come and get me, hold me back
I'll make peace when no one asks for it

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from The Blue Hour, track released December 16, 2015

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