(joe tex, additional words & music by carly simon)



You had better hold on

Hold on to what you’ve got

You had better hold on

Hold on to what you’ve got



‘cause if you think

Nobody else wants it

Just throw it away

And you will see

Somebody else will have it

Before you can count 1-2-3



You take love for granted

And it’s gone like a bandit

And this loneliness cuts like a knife



When you see what you’ve lost

It’s already cost

The one you could love your whole life


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