He's a twentieth century boy
With his hands on the rails
Trying not to be sick again
And holding on for tomorrowLondon ice cracks on a seamless line
He's hanging on for dear life
And so we hold each other tightly
And hold on for tomorrowSinging la, la la l-la, la, la la, l-la l-la la-la-la
La, la la l-la, la, la la, l-la l-la la-la-la
La, la la l-la, la, la la, l-la l-la la-la-la
Holding on for tomorrowShe's a twentieth century girl
With her hands on the wheel
Trying not to make you sick again
Seeing what she can borrow
London's so nice back in your seamless rhymes
But we're lost on the West way
So we hold each other tightly
And we can wait until tomorrowSinging la, la la l-la, la, la la, l-la l-la la-la-la
La, la la l-la, la, la la, l-la l-la la-la-la
La, la la l-la, la, la la, l-la l-la la-la-la
Holding on for tomorrowWe're trying not to be sick again
And holding on for tomorrowShe's a twentieth century girl
Holding on for dear life
And so we hold each other tightly
And hold on for tomorrowSinging la, la la l-la, la, la la, l-la l-la la-la-la
La, la la l-la, la, la la, l-la l-la la-la-la
La, la la l-la, la, la la, l-la l-la la-la-la
Holding on for tomorrowJim stops and gets out of the car
Goes to a house in Emperor's Gate
Through the door and to his room, and then he puts the TV on
Turns it off and makes some tea
Says modern life is rubbishI'm holding on for tomorrowThen Susan comes into the room
She's a naughty girl with a lovely smile
Says, 'let's take a drive to Primrose Hill
It's windy there, and the view's so nice.'
London ice can freeze your toes, like anyone, I supposeYou're holding on for tomorrow
Songwriters
DAMON ALBARN, DAVID ROWNTREE, GRAHAM COXON, STEVEN ALEXANDER JAMESPublished by
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