From the musical “The Secret Garden,” 1991
Words by Marsha Norman
Music by Lucy Simon
The sheet music:
Lyrics
What you’ve got to do is finish what you have begun
I don’t know just how, but it’s not over ’til you’ve won
When you see the storm is comin’
See the light’ning part the skies
It’s too late to run, there’s terror in your eyes
What you do then is remember
This old thing you heard me say
It’s the storm, not you, that’s bound to blow away
Hold on, hold on to someone standing by
Hold on, don’t even ask how long or why, child
Hold on to what you know is true
Hold on ’til you get through
Child, oh child, hold on
When you feel your heart is poundin’
Fear a devil’s at your door
There’s no place to hide
You’re frozen to the floor
What you do then, is you force yourself
To wake up, and you say
It’s this dream, not me, that’s bound to go away
Hold on, hold on, the night will soon be by
Hold on, and think of something else to try
Child, hold on, there’s angels on their way
Hold on and hear them say
Child, oh child, and it doesn’t even matter
If the danger and the doom come from up above
Or down below, or just come flyin’ at you
From across the room
when you see a man who’s ragin’
and he’s jealous, and he fears
That you’ve walked through walls
He’s hid behind for years
What you do then is you tell yourself to wait it out
You say: It’s this day, not me
That’s bound to go away
Child, hold on, it’s this day, not you
That’s bound to go away