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Hold On
by Alabama Shakes

Bless my heart
Bless my soul
Didn't think I'd make it to twenty-two years old
There must be someone up above saying
Come on Brittany
You got to come on up
You got to hold on
Yeah you got to hold on

So, bless my heart and bless yours too
I don't know where I'm gonna go
Don't what what I'm gonna do
Must be somebody up above saying come on Brittany
You got to come on up!
You got to hold on
Yeah you got to hold on

Yeah, you got to wait
Yeah, you got to wait
But I don't wanna wait
I don't wanna wait

So, bless my heart
Bless my mind
I got so much to do
I ain't got much time
So, must be someone up above
Saying come on girl
You got to get back up
You got to hold on
Yeah you got to hold on

Yeah, you got to wait
I don't wanna wait
Well I don't wanna wait
No I don't wanna wait

You got to hold on
You got to hold on
You've gotta hold on
You gotta hold on

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Zachary Riley Cockrell, Heath Allen Fogg, Brittany Amber Howard, Steven William Johnson

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Alabama Shakes is an American rock band formed in Athens, Alabama, United States in 2009. The group consists of lead singer Brittany Howard, guitarist Heath Fogg, bassist Zac Cockrell, and drummer Steve Johnson.

Here is some background information on Alabama Shakes from the Hold On Songfacts: The R&B-inspired Rock band Alabama Shakes originated when lead singer/guitarist Brittany Howard approached bassist Zac Cockrell during a high school psychology class in Athens, Alabama and the pair began meeting after school to write songs. Read Full BioAlabama Shakes is an American rock band formed in Athens, Alabama, United States in 2009. The group consists of lead singer Brittany Howard, guitarist Heath Fogg, bassist Zac Cockrell, and drummer Steve Johnson.

Here is some background information on Alabama Shakes from the Hold On Songfacts: The R&B-inspired Rock band Alabama Shakes originated when lead singer/guitarist Brittany Howard approached bassist Zac Cockrell during a high school psychology class in Athens, Alabama and the pair began meeting after school to write songs. Howard and Cockrell then approached Punk-Rock drummer Steve Johnson, who was working at a local music store, to join the band. The trio recorded some of their songs in a studio in Decatur, Alabama and subsequently recruited guitarist Heath Fogg on his return to Athens from college in Tuscaloosa. Originally christened "The Shakes," the band later renamed themselves The Alabama Shakes in order to differentiate themselves from other bands with their original name.

The Alabama foursome gained widespread media attention after releasing a self-titled four-song EP in September 2011 and Rough Trade Records in the United Kingdom and ATO Records in the United States signed them two months later. Hold On was released as the first single from their debut album, Boys & Girls .