Eric Clapton

Released: February 17, 1981

Songwriter: Eric Clapton

Producer: Tom Dowd

[Verse 1]
Sixteen days in Bethlehem peddling dope and drinking wine
Pulling women, making gigs, steering clear, and doing fine
I moved on down to Galilee trying to find a few new friends
I'm throwing aces everywhere trying to forget the end

[Chorus]
Hold me Lord, hold me Lord
Hold me tight, I'm slipping through
Hold me Lord, hold me Lord
Hold me tight, I beg of you

[Verse 2]
I'm cruising through Jerusalem, dust is flying everywhere
I'm dodging bullets, making time, on the level, in the square
They say you kissed your best friend's hand, they say you did it for his love
They say he died in agony, the hand fits well into the glove

[Chorus][x3]

Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE, (born 30 March 1945) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of once as a solo artist and separately as a member of the Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time. Clapton ranked second in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” and fourth in Gibson’s “Top 50 Guitarists of All Time”.

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