The people wept When you went away But then it got a little better From day to day You were on the grind You hustled all the time The maneuvering you did Was subversively sublime The people believed In who you were But now your face on those murals Looks a little blurred You had them in your hand But then you let go Why you let them down I will never know Why you let them down I will never know Hold on to what you got Hold on to what you got She got the midnight blues All morning too One man's weakness Turns him into a fool The boy has left the man Where innocence once stood Cruelty now stands Where innocence once stood Cruelty now stands Hold on to what you got Hold on to what you got