# The Hollies song "Hold On" lyrics help

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [January 21, 2022, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hollies-song-hold-on-lyrics-help/958135 "2022-01-21T01:06:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Roadfood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@Roadfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadfood)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hollies-song-hold-on-lyrics-help/958135/1 "2022-01-21T01:06:45Z")

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The Holies song “Hold On” from the album Distant Light. All the lyrics sites that I’ve looked at have this for the last two verses:

I was getting excited  
One thing on mind  
When she rushed out of the bedroom  
Said “You`d better hide”

She slowed me my movements  
He caught me by the door  
What was left on me, baby  
Was landing on the floor

But the first line of the last verse doesn’t make any sense. It should be some reference to the girl’s boyfriend or husband in order for the “He” of the next line to logically follow. I’ve listened to it dozens of times but I can’t figure out what that line really is. Maybe it has some British slang term for boyfriend/husband that I’m not familiar with? Can anyone help? (Also, I think the last line is “was lying in the floor”).

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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hollies-song-hold-on-lyrics-help/958135/2 "2022-01-21T02:39:04Z")

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I always thought it was:

Too slowly my movements,  
He came in by the door.  
What was left of me baby  
Was lying on the floor.

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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hollies-song-hold-on-lyrics-help/958135/3 "2022-01-21T03:04:02Z")

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Yeah, listening to the remaster, it definitely sounds like “too slowly my movements.”

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**Author:** ![Roadfood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@Roadfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadfood)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hollies-song-hold-on-lyrics-help/958135/4 "2022-01-22T00:35:07Z")

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Ok, that makes a whole lot more sense than what’s on the lyric sites. Thanks.