[00:03.83]I'm gonna hold on
[00:06.41]'Cause what I believe in is so strong
[00:10.57]No matter how long,no one
[00:15.12]can tell me I'm wrong,I ain't goin' down
[00:19.51]
[00:21.86]I had a baby at fifteen
[00:24.71]Daddy never did forgive me
[00:27.83]I never heard from the guy again, oh
[00:33.57]I had to drop outta high school
[00:36.49]Everybody treated me so cruel
[00:39.51]But I didn't give in and give her away
[00:44.22]I'm gonna hold on
[00:47.26]'Cause what I believe in is so strong
[00:51.28]No matter how long,no one
[00:55.84]can tell me I'm wrong,I ain't goin' down
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[01:02.53]Her smile got me through the day
[01:06.98]And every night I'd pray
[01:09.82]I could give her enough
[01:14.06]At night, I'd lie awake and cry
[01:18.61]Hoping we'd get by
[01:21.58]'Cause you can't live on love
[01:25.72]I worked night and day to keep us goin'
[01:28.86]Through the sweat and tears without her knowing
[01:32.46]It was worth it just to watch her grow
[01:36.10]Oh, oh
[01:38.15]At least I was able to hold her
[01:40.73]Whenever she needed my shoulder
[01:43.90]I'm so glad I never let her go
[01:48.46]Oh, I'm gonna hold on
[01:51.37]'Cause what I believe in is so strong
[01:55.95]No matter how long,no one
[02:00.31]can tell me I'm wrong,I ain't goin' down
[02:06.14]
[02:06.95]Her smile got me through the years
[02:11.64]Dried away the tears
[02:14.56]It filled me with hope
[02:18.33]At night, I'd lie awake and cry
[02:23.05]Prayed we would get by
[02:25.90]And for the courage to go, oh
[02:30.81]
[02:47.80]Her smile got me through the day
[02:52.32]And every night, I'd pray
[02:55.24]I could give her enough
[02:59.62]I'm gonna hold on (hold on)
[03:01.92]'Cause what I believe in is so strong (so strong)
[03:06.62]No matter how long
[03:08.68]No one (no one) can tell me I'm wrong
[03:12.31]I ain't goin' down
[03:17.15]I'm gonna hold on
[03:19.51]'Cause what I believe in is so strong
[03:23.84]No matter how long,no one
[03:28.05]can tell me I'm wrong,I ain't goin' down
[03:34.88]No one can tell me I'm wrong
[03:38.42]I ain't goin' down
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