Beth Nielsen Chapman Life Hold On written by Beth Nielsen Chapman
I was swinging on the swings when I was a little girl
Trying to get a handle on the big, wide world
When I noticed all the grass in the cracks in the concrete
I said, "Where there's a will, there's a way around anything"
Life holds on
Given the slightest chance
For the weak and the strong
Life holds on
There was a third grade boy that we knew in school
He was found face down in a swimming pool
And as they worked on that kid every minute was an hour
And when his eyes fluttered open we could feel that power
Life holds on
Given the slightest chance
For the week and the strong
Life holds on life hold on life hold on
Sirens screaming down my street
Fading as they go
Whining somewhere far away
To someone I don't know
Still, I say a little prayer
There's always hope
Life holds on
Through the window in the kitchen I can see outside
My kids taking turns coming down the slide
I try not to worry as they grow a little every day
I've just got believe they're gonna find their way
Life holds on
Given the slightest chance
For the week and the strong
Life holds on life hold on life hold on life holds on
>From Beth Nielsen Chapman
WEA/Warner/Reprise CD 26172 1990
Personnel: Beth Nielsen Chapman (vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar)
Steve Gibson (acoustic guitar)
David Grissom, Mitchell Watkins (acoustic & electric guitars)
Bill Hinds, Bill Lloyd, Michael Landau (guitar)
Dean Parks, John Themis, "Sherman Oaks Slim", John Willis (guitar)
"Sneaky" Pete Kleinow (steel guitar)
Mark Casstevens (mandolin, acoustic guitar)
Bruce Dukov, Joel Derouin (violin);
Bobby Taylor (oboe); John Jarvis, Randy Kerber, Matt Rollings (piano)
David Collard (keyboards)
Phil Naish, Larry Steelman, Judd Miller (synthesizer)
Michael Rhodes, Leland Sklar, Paul Powell (bass)
Craig Nelson, Edgar Meyer, Dee Murray (bass)
Roscoe Beck (bass, background vocals)
Paul Leim, Vinnie Colaiuta (drums)
T. Nick Charles (triangle)
Tom Roady, Lenny Castro, Danny Cummings, Paulinho Da Costa
(percussion)
David Austin (drum programming)
Arnold McCuller, Bill Champlin, Tommy Funderburk (background vocals)
Producers: C. Rosco Beck, D. Austin, J. Norman.