Letra de
Hold the line

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.

It's not in the way that you hold me (riff 1)
It's not in the way you say you care (riff 2)
It's not in the way you've been treating my friends
It's not in the way that you stayed till the end
It's not in the way you look or the things that you say that you'll do

Hold the line, love isn't always on time, oh oh oh
Hold the line, love isn't always on time, oh oh oh

It's not in the words that you told me, girl (riff 1)
It's not in the way you say you're mine (riff 2)
It's not in the way that you came back to me
It's not in the way that your love set me free
It's not in the way you look or the things that you say that you'll do

Hold the line, love isn't always on time, oh oh oh
Hold the line, love isn't always on time, oh oh oh

It's not in the words that you told me, girl (riff 1)
It's not in the way you say you're mine, ooh (riff 2)
It's not in the way that you came back to me
It's not in the way that your love set me free
It's not in the way you look or the things that you say that you'll do

Hold the line, love isn't always on time, oh oh oh
Hold the line, love isn't always on time, (Love isn't always on time)
Hold the line, love isn't always on time, (Love isn't always, love isn't always on time)
Hold the line, love isn't always on time,
Love isn't always on time
Love isn't always on time
Love isn't always on time, whoa oh oh oh