Released: December 13, 2013

Featuring: Blue Ivy Carter

Songwriter: Beyoncé BOOTS

Producer: BOOTS Beyoncé

[Verse 1: Beyoncé]
Sometimes these walls seem to cave in on me
When I look in your eyes, I feel alive
Some days we say words that don't mean a thing
But when you holding me tight, I feel alive

[Chorus: Beyoncé]
Make it last forever
Come on, baby, won't you hold on to me, hold on to me?
You and I together
Come on, baby, won't you hold on to me, hold on to me?
Blue

[Verse 2: Beyoncé]
Each day I feel so blessed to be looking at you
'Cause when you open your eyes, I feel alive
My heart beats so damn quick when you say my name
When I'm holding you tight, I'm so alive
Now let's live it up

[Chorus: Beyoncé]
Make it last forever
Come on, baby, won't you hold on to me, hold on to me?
You and I together
Come on, baby, won't you hold on to me, hold on to me?
Blue
Make it last forever
Come on, baby, won't you hold on to me, hold on to me?
You and I together
Come on, baby, won't you hold on to me, hold on to me?
Blue

[Bridge: Beyoncé]
We gotta hold on, I gotta hold on
You’ve got to hold on, you’ve got a hold on me
We gotta hold on, I gotta hold on
You’ve got to hold on, you’ve got a hold on me

[Chorus: Beyoncé]
Make it last forever
Come on, baby, won't you hold on to me, hold on to me?
You and I together
Come on, baby, won't you hold on to me, hold on to me?
Blue

[Bridge: Beyoncé]
We gotta hold on, I gotta hold on
You’ve got to hold on, you’ve got a hold on me
We gotta hold on, I gotta hold on
You’ve got to hold on, you’ve got a hold on me

[Chorus: Beyoncé]
Make it last forever
Come on, baby, won't you hold on to me, hold on to me?
You and I together
Come on, baby, won't you hold on to me, hold on to me?
Blue

[Outro: Beyoncé & Blue Ivy]
Hold on to me, hold on
Bee-sy-ay
Bee-sy-ay
Blue
Mommy, mommy, mommy
Can we see daddy? (laughs)
Can we see daddy?
Missus Carter!
Missus Carter!

Beyoncé

In the twenty-first century, no pop star was as poised, as polished, or as generally fierce as Beyoncé. She scored early success with Destiny’s Child, who started out as a sexier and sassier (if less adult) version of TLC, then steadily became more and more of a vehicle for Beyoncé’s operatic vocals and general diva-tude, which may have been the plan all along.

Whether appearing in TV spots, co-starring in films like Dreamgirls, or killing it every night on stadium tours, Beyoncé was omnipresent in the 2000s. Almost everybody, Beygency member or otherwise, loved shiny, hip-hop-fueled hits like “Crazy in Love”, and “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”. Moving into the 2010s, Beyoncé fights on, gaining more and more traction in pop culture with her work and music.

She has made a significant impact upon the music landscape in general with her recent albums 4 and BEYONCÉ, which explored complex themes like motherhood, feminism, marriage, sexuality, and doubt in a greater depth. With Lemonade, she went a step further—the fierce, intimate exploration of marriage, infidelity, and forgiveness was her most personal and musically daring album yet.