[Intro]
If you can hold on
If you can hold on, hold on

[Verse 1]
I wanna stand up, I wanna let go
You know, you know; no, you don't, you don't
I wanna shine on in the hearts of man
I want a meaning from the back of my broken hand
Another head aches, another heart breaks
I'm so much older than I can take
And my affection, well, it comes and goes
I need direction to perfection, no, no, no, no

[Chorus]
Help me out
Yeah, you know you got to help me out
Yeah, oh, don't you put me on the back burn, oh-whoa
You know you got to help me out, yeah