A música Hold the Line foi composta por David Paich e Jeff Porcaro, membros fundadores da banda Toto. Foi lançada como single do álbum de estreia da banda em 1978. A canção foi um sucesso imediato, estabelecendo Toto como uma banda de destaque no cenário musical da época. A inspiração para a letra veio de uma experiência pessoal de David Paich, refletindo sobre as complicações e a simplicidade dos relacionamentos amorosos.
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Introdução:
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It's not in the way that you hold me (riff 1)
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It's not in the way you say you care (riff 2)
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It's not in the way you've been treating my friends
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It's not in the way that you stayed till the end
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It's not in the way you look or the things that you say that you'll do
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Hold the line, love isn't always on time, oh oh oh
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Hold the line, love isn't always on time, oh oh oh
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It's not in the words that you told me, girl (riff 1)
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It's not in the way you say you're mine (riff 2)
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It's not in the way that you came back to me
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It's not in the way that your love set me free
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Hold the line, love isn't always on time, oh oh oh
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Hold the line, love isn't always on time, oh oh oh
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It's not in the words that you told me, girl (riff 1)
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It's not in the way you say you're mine, ooh (riff 2)
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It's not in the way that you came back to me
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It's not in the way that your love set me free
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Hold the line, love isn't always on time, oh oh oh
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Hold the line, love isn't always on time, (Love isn't always on time)
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