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