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Hayden James
Between Us
Hold Me Back

TRACK

Hold Me Back

Release date: 14th June 2019

From Between Us

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About This Track

"Hold Me Back" is a track by Hayden James, from the album Between Us, released 14th June 2019. Full lyrics are available below.

Lyrics

Hold Me Back

[Verse 1]

I wake up

Aching head of thoughts

Phone screen full of your missed calls

Hangover

Giving me false hope

Like maybe you still think of us

[Pre-Chorus]

If I ring as you're sleeping

Just pretend that I misdialed

Somewhere out there tryna get home

Yeah, if I ring and I've been drinking

Just pretend that I misdialed

'Cause I want you way more than you know

[Chorus]

Please don't hold me back if you miss me

Like the way I miss you laying here tonight

Don't act like it's easy

'Cause it's hard for me, yeah, when you're replying

Please don't hold me back

[Post-Chorus]

I just wanna let you go, let you go

Hold me

I just wanna let you go, let you go

Please don't hold me back

I just wanna let you go, let you go

Hold me

I just wanna let you go, let you go

Please don't hold me back

[Verse 2]

What if

I meant every word

I said to you late last night

It was 2 AM

And I was feeling hurt

Wishing you were by my side

[Pre-Chorus]

If I ring as you're sleeping

Just pretend that I misdialed

Somewhere out there tryna get home

(Somewhere out there tryna get home)

Yeah, if I ring and I've been drinking

Just pretend that I misdialed

'Cause I want you way more than you know

[Chorus]

Please don't hold me back if you miss me (Miss me)

Like the way I miss you laying here tonight

Don't act like it's easy (Like it's easy)

'Cause it's hard for me, yeah, when you're replying

Please don't hold me back

[Post-Chorus]

I just wanna let you go, let you go

Hold me

I just wanna let you go, let you go

Please don't hold me back

I just wanna let you go, let you go

Hold me

I just wanna let you go, let you go

Please don't hold me back

[Bridge]

Please don't

Back

[Chorus]

Please don't hold me back if you miss me

Like the way I miss you laying here tonight

Don't act like it's easy

'Cause it's hard for me, yeah, when you're replying

Please don't hold me back

[Post-Chorus]

I just wanna let you go, let you go

Hold me

I just wanna let you go, let you go

Please don't hold me back

I just wanna let you go, let you go

Hold me

I just wanna let you go, let you go

Please don't hold me

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Track details

From Between Us

2019

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Credits

Writer: Boy Matthews, Cassian, Hayden James, Sebastian Daniel
Producer: Cassian, Hayden James, Sebastian Daniel
Credited: Boy Matthews, Cassian, Sebastian Daniel