Hold On (To What You Got) - Gary U.S. Bonds

I worked hard, baby, night and day

The things I had somebody took away

They took away everything I earned

But there’s one lesson that’a I have learned

You got to hold on, little girl, to what you’ve got

You got to hold on, little girl, to what you’ve got

You got to hold on, little girl, to what you’ve got

You got to hold on, little girl, to what you’ve got

I been pushed and I been knocked down

But I picked myself right back up off the ground

And baby there’s one thing that I have found

Fighting’s the only way’s to stand your ground

You got to hold on, little girl, to what you’ve got

You got to hold on, little girl, to what you’ve got

You got to hold on, little girl, to what you’ve got

You got to hold on, little girl, to what you’ve got

I’ve been used, I’ve been abused

I’ve had, baby, my regrets

I’ve been lost, I paid the cost

But there’s one thing I ain’t gonna forget

I’ve heard some hard lines, I’ve seen some cryin' times

Bad luck and trouble they been friends of mine

Got to stand straight and stare right at your face

And play it hard before it’s too late

You got to hold on, little girl, to what you’ve got

You got to hold on, little girl, to what you’ve got

You got to hold on, little girl, to what you’ve got

You got to hold on, little girl, to what you’ve got

You got to hold on, little girl, to what you’ve got

You got to hold on, little girl, to what you’ve got

You got to hold on, little girl, to what you’ve got

You got to hold on, little girl, to what you’ve got