[Intro]
  Hold on to what you know,   hold on to what you know,
  hold on to what you know,   hold on to what you know.
  Hold on to what you know,   hold on to what you know,
  hold on to what you know,   hold on to what you know.
  Hold on to what you know,   hold on to what you know,
 
[Verse 1]
Oh, I don't want to stay   uptown,
I been there for a while and I want to come back down.
Calm my fire, calm my fire, calm my fire,
down, down, down.
 
[Verse 2]
I got on my knees, I got on my knees and prayed,
Lord, won't you help me, help me find my way.
Calm my fire, calm my fire, calm my fire,
down, down, down.
 
[Chorus]
  Hold on to what you know,   hold on to what you know,
  hold on to what you know,   hold on to what you know.
  Hold on to what you know,   hold on to what you know,
  hold on to what you know,   hold on to what you know.
  Hold on to what you know,   hold on to what you know,
 
[Verse 3]
I went to the water LYRICS,
I went to the water to wash my sins away.
My soul is up to no good, all these poisons I'm ingesting.
My soul is up to no good, help me find my way,
Calm my fire, calm my fire, calm my fire,
down, down, down.
 
[Verse 4]
I went to the hollows, sat beneath the pale moonlight,
I went to the hollows and sang the night away.
Singing songs of trouble on this stormy path I follow,
Lord, won't you help me, help me find my way.
Calm my fire, calm my fire, calm my fire,
down, down, down.
 
[Chorus]
  Hold on to what you know,   hold on to what you know,
  hold on to what you know,   hold on to what you know.
  Hold on to what you know,   hold on to what you know,
  hold on to what you know,   hold on to what you know.
  Hold on to what you know,   hold on to what you know,