When your hopes turn into heartache
And you’ve lost your way to be
When your dreams of peace and brotherhood
Smack up to reality
When your small dog and your best friend
Just bark and make you mad
Don’t jump to no conclusions
Hold on while you can

Hold on
Hold on

And if you need something
To get you through the night
Just listen to this melody
Everything’s going to be alright

So do call for justice
And do call for peace
And don’t keep it bottled up
And don’t call the police
But when you’re on the platform
And it’s 95 degrees
And the loudspeaker’s just cracklin’
You can’t make out a thing

Hold on
Hold on