Chorus:
Hold on to loving
It don't come easy
Hold on to love if you can
(Hold on)
Hold on to me girl
(hold on)
I'll make ya happy
(hold on)
Hold on to me
Let me be your man

Verse 1:
If you let it love will surely slip right through your fingers
There'll be no one's arms to warm you
When you've grown cold
If you don't...

Chorus:
Hold on to lovin'
It don't come easy
Hold on to love if you can
(C'mon now)
Counterpart Line 1: (hold on)
Hold on to me girl
(hold on)
I'll make ya happy
(hold on)
Hold on to me
Let me be your man
Verse 2:
Wouldn't spend a sleepless night wonderin' where my love is
Knowin' that true love is worth much more than a rich man's gold
You got to...

Chorus:
Hold on to lovin'
(hold on)
It don't come easy
(hold on)
Hold on to love if you can
(hold on)
C'mon now

(Hold hold on)
Hold on to me girl
(hold hold on)
I'll make ya happy
(hold hold on)
Hold on to me
Let me be your man

(instrumental break with the following:)
Doot doo doo doot doo doo
Doot doot doo doo....
(repeat)
Chorus:
Hold on...
C'mon c'mon...
Ooh...hoo ooh ooh hoo...

C'mon love me...

Hold on to lovin'
It don't come easy
Hold on to love if you can
(ooh woo)
(add counterpart line 4 played by brass instruments over vocal counterpart lines 1, 2, & 3 and continue as follows:)
Hold on to me girl
I'll make ya happy
Hold on to me
Let me be your man
(fade-out)