HOLD ON
ALABAMA
SHAKES
SONGWRITERS:
BRITTANY HOWARD; ZAC COCRELL; HEATH FOGG & STEVE JOHNSON
COUNTRY: U.S.A.
ALBUM:
BOYS & GIRLS
LABEL: ROUGH
TRADE RECORDS
GENRE:
ROCK AND ROLL
YEAR: 2012
"Hold On" is a
song by American rock band Alabama Shakes. The track was first released on
February 6, 2012 in the United Kingdom as the lead single from the studio album
Boys & Girls (2012).
Alabama Shakes is a blues
rock band from USA formed in Athens, Alabama in 2009. The band currently
consists of lead singer and guitarist Brittany Howard, guitarist Heath Fogg,
bassist Zac Cockrell, and drummer Steve Johnson. The group rose to prominence
in the early 2010s with their distinctive and soulful roots rock sound.
The band began their career touring and performing at
bars and clubs around the Southeast for two years while honing their sound and
writing music. They recorded their debut album, Boys &
Girls, with producer Andrija Tokic in Nashville while still unsigned. Online
acclaim led ATO Records to sign the band, which released Boys & Girls in
2012 to acclaim. The album had a hit single, "Hold On", and was
nominated for three Grammy Awards. After a long touring cycle, the band
recorded their second record, Sound & Color, which was released in 2015 and
debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, and won four Grammy Awards.
Bless
my heart
Bless
my soul
Didn't
think I'd make it to 22 years old
There
must be someone up above sayin'
Come
on, Brittany
You
got to come on up
You
got to hold on
Yeah,
you got to hold on
So,
bless my heart and bless yours too
I
don't know where I'm gonna go
I
don't know what I'm gonna do
Well,
must be somebody up above sayin'
Come
on, Brittany
You
got to get back up
You
got to hold on
Yeah,
you got to hold on
Yeah,
you got to wait
Yeah,
you got to wait
But,
I don't wanna wait
No,
I don't wanna wait
So,
bless my heart
Bless
my mind
I
got so much I wanna do, I ain't got much time
So,
must be somebody up above sayin'
Come
on, baby girl
You
got to get back up
You
got to hold on
Yeah,
you got to hold on
Yeah,
you got to wait
I
don't wanna wait
Well,
I don't wanna wait
No,
I don't wanna wait
You got to hold on.