Take That - Holding Back the Tears - 1995


kind of keep asking myself
little questions
like where do I go from here
I seem to keep losing track of time
and how long it's been
since I last had you near

Been a painful road to a door that's closed
been a gamble that I knew I couldn't win
been a lonely conversation to this photograph of you
in the mirror there's a sign I must give in

So I'm not holding back the tears anymore
trying escape the heartache
trying escape emotion
no I'm not holding back the tears anymore
yesterday's my memory
reminding me of all the times
that I depended on you

I used to enjoy spending time
on my own here
watching the jaded people pass
now here I am sharing their pain
and their lonely tears (their lonely tears)
and walking a road of broken glass
(it's never been easy)

It's a constant fight to get through each day and night
it's a war between the present and the past
and the face that's in your mind
every time you close your eyes
what's the reason what's the answer
how long will this last

So I'm not holding back the tears anymore
trying escape the heartache
trying escape emotion
no I'm not holding back the tears anymore
yesterday's my memory
reminding me of all the times
that I depended on you

Been a long long time
since I heard your last goodbye
still I hear it clearly every day and night
what's the point in love
when you have to give it up
but still you need it
and it's nowhere you can find

So I'm not holding back the tears anymore
I'm trying escape the heartache
I'm trying escape emotion
no I'm not holding back the tears anymore
yesterday's my memory
reminding me of all the times

Holding back the tears anymore
I'm trying escape the heartache
I'm trying escape emotion
no I'm not holding back the tears anymore
yesterday's my memory
reminding me of all the times
that I depended on you