Album: We Can't Dance (1991)

Charted: 16 12

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• Hold on my heart
  Just hold on to that feeling
  We both know we've been here before
  We both know what can happen
  
  Hold on my heart
  'cause I'm looking over you shoulder
  Please don't rush in this time
  Don't show her how you feel
  
  Hold on my heart
  Throw me a lifeline
  I'll keep a place for you
  Somewhere deep inside
  
  Hold on my heart
  Please tell her to be patient
  'cause there has never been a time
  That I wanted something more
  
  If I can recall this feeling
  And I know there's a chance
  Oh I will be there
  Yes I will be there
  Be there for you
  Whenever you want me to
  Whenever you call I will be there
  Yes I will be there
  
  Hold on my heart
  Don't let her see you crying
  No matter where I go
  She'll always be with me
  
  Hold on my heart
  Just hold on to that feeling
  We both know we've been here before
  We both know what can happen
  So hold on my heart Writer/s: Michael Rutherford, Phil Collins, Tony Banks
  Publisher: CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 5

• Jennifer from TampaOne of my favorite memories of my late husband was us dancing to this in our living room. The other song we really enjoyed was "One More Night". For him, OMN was a collection of memories of the woman he fell in love with while stationed in Cairo, Egypt, as a jet instructor pilot for the United States Air Force in 1985. They would have ended up together except he had a wife (cold and unloving) and two children to come back to (selfish POS's). I never judged him because we all have been lonely at times. He told me that for years, he felt a void since then, but I helped him seal the gap. It's almost as if this song, was a sequel to the past, that put his emotions into words and music.
  
  Requiem en pace, my darling dragon, Steve. It's almost what would have been your 70th birthday and it's almost 7 years since you rested your wings for this world in preparation for soaring in the next. I shall always love you and keep you in my heart!!!
• Tlc1976 from Michigan I was surprised when I learned this was a Genesis song and not Phil solo. Mainly because the bass part sounds like Lee Sklar. But this song reminds me of Against All Odds and I thought the beautiful keyboards on that sounded like Tony Banks.
• Xavier from North Bay, OnMy wife and I chose this song as first dance for us at our wedding.
  It's such a beautiful song. Somewhat sad too, but beautiful...
• Miles from Vancouver, CanadaEven late in the Phil Collins era, Genesis were still musically oriented. If you take the vocals off this song, you get a very nice New Age piece. Plus, Mike Rutherford's guitar fills sound very much like Carlos Santana.
• Andrew from Buffalo, NyThis song is a tribute to Burt Bacharach, it was originally titled "burt"

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