Name: Hold On
Duration: P00H04M55S
Description: A not-so-acoustic cover of Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan's song. Tracked, mixed and mastered remotely and from home in the fall of 2020.

Hold On

by Kate Prascher

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A not-so-acoustic cover of Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan's song. Tracked, mixed and mastered remotely and from home in the fall of 2020.

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They hung a sign up in our town
"If you live it up, you won't live it down"
So she left Monte Rio, son
Just like a bullet leaves a gun
With her charcoal eyes and Monroe hips
She went and took that California trip
Oh, the moon was gold, her hair like wind
Said, "don't look back, just come on, Jim"

Oh, you got to hold on, hold on
You gotta hold on
Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on

He gave her a dimestore watch
And a ring made from a spoon
Everyone's looking for someone to blame
When you share my bed, you share my name
Well, go ahead and call the cops
You don't meet nice girls in coffee shops
She said, "baby, I still love you"
Sometimes there's nothin' left to do

You got to hold on, hold on
Babe, you gotta hold on and take my hand
I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on

God bless your crooked little heart
St. Louis got the best of me
I miss your broken China voice
How I wish you were still here with me
Oh, you build it up, you wreck it down
Then you burn your mansion to the ground
Oh, there's nothing left to keep you here
But when you're falling behind in this big blue world

Oh, you've got to hold on, hold on
Babe, you gotta hold on
Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on

Down by the Riverside motel
It's ten below and falling
By a ninety-nine cent store
She closed her eyes and started swaying
But it's so hard to dance that way
When it's cold and there's no music
Oh, your old hometown's so far away
But inside your head there's a record that's playing

A song called "Hold On", hold on
Babe, you gotta hold on
Take my hand, I'm standing right there, you gotta hold on

You gotta hold on, hold on
Babe, you gotta hold on
Take my hand, I'm standing right there, you gotta hold on

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released February 12, 2021
Vocals and Mandolin: Kate Prascher
Guitars, Bass and Synth: Sean Kiely
Percussion: Pat Van Dyke

Produced and Mixed by Sean Kiely
Mastered by Jessica Thompson

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Kate Prascher New York

Kate Prascher is a Tennessee-born, Hudson Valley-based singer and mandolinist. She writes evocative original songs with an “intangible vintage feel” - Ink 19.

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