"Everything comes from here."
——Joel (lead vocals of Good Charlotte) gestures to his heart when talking about their music

几年前，年轻的流行——朋克摇滚乐队Good Charlotte的主吉他手Benji还没摸过一根琴弦，而主唱Jeol则没有好好地唱过一个音符。然而现在不仅他们的演出轰动了华盛顿，他们的唱片更受到全美年轻人的喜爱。Good Charlotte的音乐饱含流行摇滚的元素，歌词带有强烈的个人色彩，并常常充满幽默感。2002年他们发行了第二张专辑The Young and the Hopeless，抒发了高中生们想要战胜痛苦、学会生存的心声。
"Hold On" 是Good Charlotte鼓励同龄人走出生活阴影、勇敢面对生活的作品之一。冷酷的世界、残缺的家庭、迷茫的未来，如此真实而无奈，这样的人生是否值得年轻的我们期待？要相信，不是只有你经历这么多的烦恼和不幸，很多人面临和你一样的问题。坚持，在你想要放弃的时候，再向前一步，一切才刚刚开始。

This world
This world is cold
But you don't
You don't have to go
You're feeling sad, you're feeling lonely, and no one seems to care
Your mother's gone and your father hits you
This pain you cannot bear

But we all bleed the same way as you do
And we all have the same things to go through

Hold on if you feel like letting go
Hold on it gets better than you know

Your days
You say they're way too long
And your nights
You can't sleep at all
Hold on
And you're not sure what you're waiting for, but you don't want to no more
And you're not sure what you're looking for, but you don't want to no more

But we all bleed the same way as you do
And we all have the same things to go through

Hold on if you feel like letting go
Hold on it gets better than you know
Don't stop looking, you're one step closer
Don't stop searching, it's not over
Hold on

What are you looking for?
What are you waiting for?
Do you know what you're doing to me?
Go ahead...What are you waiting for?

Hold on if you feel like letting go
Hold on it gets better than you know
Don't stop looking, you're one step closer
Don't stop searching, it's not over
Hold on

这个世界
这个世界是冷酷的
但你不必
你不必因此离开
你感到难过，你感到孤单，没人似乎会在意
你的母亲离开了你，你的父亲打你
你难以忍受这痛苦

但我们都经历着和你一样的痛苦
我们都要经受和你一样的事情

坚持，如果你想要放弃
坚持，就会比你知道的更好

白天
你说它们太漫长
夜晚
你根本无法入眠
坚持
你不知道在等待什么，但你不想再等待
你不知道在寻找什么，但你不想再寻找

但我们都经历着和你一样的痛苦
我们都要经受和你一样的事情

坚持，如果你想要放弃
坚持，就会比你知道的更好
别停止寻找，你已向前迈了一步
别停止探索，一切还没有结束
坚持

你在寻找什么？
你在等待什么？
你知道你在对我做什么？
去吧……你还在等什么？

坚持，如果你想要放弃
坚持，就会比你知道的更好
别停止寻找，你已向前迈了一步
别停止探索，一切还没有结束
坚持