[Intro]
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[Verse]
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Jump into that water and see for yourself
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Take a deep breath and hold it in, hold it in
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She's got a secret and she wants to tell
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But I made a promise to hold it in, hold it in
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Baby I'm in love and maybe it's not to tell
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Only thing that I can do is hold it in, hold it in
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I was told that I'm a man now and I'm not allowed to cry
Dm Bb
The only thing that I can do is hold it in, hold it in
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Hah!
Bb
Life is, "Oh my God, if I tell him, he'll tell her,
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and then she will know I like her!"
Bb
Good grief! I don't think that I can take this heartbreak any longer
[Bridge]
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C7
I will not hold it in
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Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!
[Verse]
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Well the couple with the baby and it's no secret why
Dm Bb
Neither one was able to hold it in, hold it in
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Kids in the streets yeah they're all getting high
Dm Bb
Everybody's screaming "hold it in, hold it in!"
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Ha-hey!
Bb
Life is, "Oh my God, if I tell him, he'll tell her,
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and then she will know I like her!"
Bb
Good grief! I don't think that I can take this heartbreak any longer
[Bridge]
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C C/Bb
C7
I will not hold it in
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Hoo!
[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
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If there's a God, he's embarrassed and it's no secret why
Dm Bb
The only thing that he can do is hold it in, hold it in
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So I printed him a letter to be sent out to sea
Dm Bb
Looking for a bottle to hold it in, hold it in
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Ha!
Bb
Life is, "Oh my God, if I tell him, he'll tell her,
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and then she will know I like her!"
Bb
Good grief! I don't think that I can take this heartbreak any longer
[Bridge]
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C C/Bb
C7
I will not hold it in
F F
Hoo!
[Instrumental]
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Dm Bb
[Outro]
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