A5
Rollin' from your brat sarcastic eye
A5
A California tear, a drop of gold
A5
Maybe you were cold, yeah, so was I
B5
Holdin' back
E5                A5
Holdin' back the year

A5
The year before the poison took its toll
A5
Made you paper thin, me- wrinkled, old
A5
Eventually, yeah, finally it caught up
B5                E5                       B5
I held you back, grabbed you by the arm
E5                A5
I played upon your fear

F#5     Bb5      E5         A5
Rollin' down the window won't I
B5      F#5       E5        A5
Order up some breakfast if I can
B5
Hold me back
E5                B5
Hold me by the arm
E5                A5
Wipe away my tear

E5
Wipe away my tear

A5         B5        A5       E5      B5      E5

A5
The story ends with friends and early nights
A5          E5         A5
A kitten grown to cat and no more fight
A5
This is how we stay together, love

B5
Holdin' back
E5                A5
Holdin' back the year
B5
Hold me back
E5           B5
Grab me by the arm
E5           B5             E5
Whisper in my ear

A5
Holdin' back the year

B5      F#5       E5        A5

A5
Holdin' back the year

A5