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Hold Water

from Coffee and Rivers by Jennifer Stuart

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This is one of the first songs I wrote.

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Hold Water

Can't tell you how many times I've seen it
the person we pay most attention to is ourself
it seems easy to fix when it's someone else out there
but my advice won't hold water until you can hold yourself.

It starts off as one thing, and then it grows
First I want to pay some bills, then I want a castle with orange groves
Rationalization grows in me like a virus
Incubating and warm, while I feel so cold.

My intentions are good, but they get out of control
I want to help and heal, and I don't want to grow old
I wouldn't accept it at all, truth be told
but the clock is holding the whip and he ain't letting go

Can't tell you how many times I've seen it
the person we pay most attention to is ourself
it seems easy to fix when it's someone else out there
but my advice won't hold water until you can hold yourself.

I've always been a sucker for a voice, it's always been true
but now I know right where I am and exactly what I've gotta do
and being sure is something I've never found, except for now

And I could give it all up just as easily.
Throw it all away in the name of being free
I could jump in a car, drive so far.
But you know what? I've done it before
and I'd rather be right where you are.

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from Coffee and Rivers, track released April 16, 2019

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Jennifer Stuart Williamsburg, Massachusetts

When the big stuff gets put into small lines, it feels more manageable, to me at least.

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