Livin' On a Prayer - Bon Jovi

Once upon a time Not so long ago Tommy used to work on the docks Union's been on strike He's down on his luck... it's tough, so tough Gina works the diner all day Working for her man, she brings home her pay For love - for love She says: We've got to hold on to what we've got 'Cause it doesn't make a difference If we make it or not We've got each other and that's a lot For love - we'll give it a shot Oh, we're half way there Whoah, livin' on a prayer Take my hand, we'll make it, I swear Whoah, livin' on a prayer Tommy got his six string in hock Now he's holding in what he used To make it talk - so tough, it's tough Gina dreams of running away When she cries in the night Tommy whispers: Baby it's okay, someday We've got to hold on to what we've got 'Cause it doesn't make a difference If we make it or not We've got each other and that's a lot For love - we'll give it a shot Oh, We're half way there Whoah, Livin' On A Prayer Take my hand, we'll make it, I swear Whoah, Livin' On A Prayer Livin' on a prayer We've got to hold on ready or not You live for the fight when that's all that you've got Oh, we're half way there Whoah, livin' on a prayer Take my hand, we'll make it, I swear Whoah, livin' on a prayer Oh, we're half way there Whoah, livin' on a prayer

Tommy used to work on the docks Union's been on strike He's down on his luck It's tough, so tough Gina works the diner all day Working for her man She brings home her pay for love For love She says: We've got to hold on to what we've got 'Cause it doesn't make a difference if we make it or not We've got each other and that's a lot for love - We'll give it a shot Wooah We're half way there Woah-oh Livin' on a prayer Take my hand and we'll make it I swear, livin' on a prayer Tommy got his six string in hock Now he's holding in what he used to make it talk So tough, it's tough Gina dreams of running away When she cries in the night Tommy whispers: Baby It's okay, someday We've got to hold on to what we've got 'Cause it doesn't make a difference if we make it or not We've got each other and that's a lot for love - We'll give it a shot Wooah We're half way there Woah-oh Livin' on a prayer Take my hand and we'll make it, I swear Woah-oh Livin' on a prayer Livin' on a prayer We've got to hold on ready or not You live for the fight when it's all that you've got Wooah We're half way there Woah-oh Livin' on a prayer Take my hand and we'll make it, I swear Woah-oh Livin' on a prayer Wooah We're half way there Woah-oh Livin' on a prayer Take my hand and we'll make it, I swear Woah-oh Livin' on a prayer Wooah We're half way there

Start me up Start me up Oh, Tommy used to work on the docks Union's been on strike, he's down on his luck It's tough, oh, so tough Oh, we gotta hold on ready or not You live for the fight when that's all that you've got Start me up We're half way there Oh-oh, livin' on a prayer Start me up We'll make it, I swear Oh-oh, livin' on a prayer If you start me up (uh) Kick on the starter, give it all you got (you got it, you got it, you got it) I can't compete (ooh) with the riders in the other heat, yeah-yeah (Well, we gotta hold on) you'll make a grown man cry (You gotta be sure) I'll make a grown man give it a shot Start me up We're half way there Oh-oh (start me up), livin' on a prayer Start me up We'll make it, I swear Oh-oh (start me up), livin' on a prayer Livin' on a prayer Oh, we gotta hold on, ready or not (ready or not) You live for the fight when that's all that you've got Start me up (oh, we're half way there) we're half way there Oh, livin' on a prayer (oh, livin' on a prayer) Well, take my hand and we'll make it, I swear (make it, I swear) Oh-oh, livin' on a prayer Start me up If you start me up, I'll never stop (I'll never stop) Livin' on a prayer (Start me up) take my hand and we'll make it, I swear (If you start me up, I'll never stop) oh, livin' on a prayer (Start me up) oh, we're halfway there Oh, (livin') livin' on a prayer (on a prayer) Take my hand and we'll make it, I swear We're almost there (oh) we're livin' on a prayer Livin' on a prayer You gotta start me up

I'm lying here beside you in someone else's bed Knowing what we're doing's wrong But better left unsaid Your breathing sounds like screaming It's all that I can stand His ring is on your finger But my heart is in your hands Damned if you love me Damned if you don't It's getting harder holding on, but I can't let you go Damned if you don't need me Damned if you do Oh God, I wish it wasn't me standin' in these shoes Damned, damned A door slams like a shotgun, you jump up to your feet But it's just the wind that's blowing through those secrets that we keep Made me want to want you, God knows I need to need you By the time the love is over, I'll be sleeping on the streets Damned if you love me Damned if you don't It's getting harder holding on, but I can't let you go Damned if you don't need me Damned if you do Oh God, I wish it wasn't me standin' in these shoes Damned, damned Why don't you talk to me? ('Cause I'm too blind to see) Why don't you look at me? ('Cause I'm afraid to breathe) What do you want from me? (All that I can stand) The lies are on my tongue and I can't turn back I know My soul is damned Don't worry I ain't gonna call you or hear you say my name And if you see me on the streets, don't wave, just walk away Our lives are getting twisted, let's keep our stories straight The more that I resist it, my temptation turns to fade Damned if you love me Damned if you don't It's getting harder holding on, but I can't let you go Damned if you don't need me Damned if you do God, I wish it wasn't me standin' in these shoes

My mama told me When I was younger You better speak up Don't be a number My daddy told me When it was thunder Go be the lighting Don't run for cover Who's gonna help the helpless? Sometimes we're all alone These days, we're all just looking For a place that we call home Now we can't climb over And you can't go round Build them up We'll tear them down Brick by brick Gonna watch them fall Build more bridges And tear down walls These walls Are the mountains that we climb These walls Are the great divide Brick by brick Gonna watch them fall Build more bridges Tear down walls The space between us Is getting wider We need this bar to Light the fire Show me the promise Give me some dealing There's too much hurting We need some healing Who's gonna help the helpless? Sometimes we're all alone These days, we're one step closer To that place that we call home Now we can't climb over And you can't go round Build them up We'll tear them down Brick by brick Gonna watch them fall Build more bridges And tear down walls These walls Are the mountains that we climb These walls Are the great divide Brick by brick Gonna watch them fall Build more bridges Tear down these walls I remember when the world was smaller And we both felt ten feet taller Now we can't climb over And you can't go round Build them up We'll tear them down Brick by brick Gonna watch them fall Build more bridges And tear down walls These walls Are the mountains that we climb These walls Are the great divide Brick by brick Gonna watch them fall Build more bridges Tear down these walls These walls These walls These walls Tear down these walls These walls These walls These walls Tear down walls

I was born to be of service Camp Lejeune just felt like home I had honor, I found purpose Sir, yes, sir That's what I know They sent us to a place I never heard of weeks before When you're nineteen, it ain't hard to sleep In the desert on God's floor Close your eyes, stop counting sheep You hear them bootcamp anymore We were taught to shoot our rifles Then in one, then side by side Thought we'd be made as liberators In a thousand year old fight I got this painful ringing in my ear From an IED last night But no lead light humvee war machine, could save my sargeants life Three more soldiers, six civilians Need these words to come out right God of mercy, God of light Seek your children from this life Here these words, this humble plea For I have seen the suffering And with this prayer I'm hoping That we, can be unbroken It's 18 months now, I've been stateside With this medal on my chest But there are things I can't remember And there are things I won't forget I lie awake at night with dreams of devils shouldn't see I wanna scream, but I can't breathe And Christ, I am sweating through these sheets Where's my brothers? Where's my country? Where's my how things used to be? God of mercy, God of light Seek your children from this life Here these words, this humble plea For I have seen the suffering And with this prayer I'm hoping That we, can be unbroken My service dogs done more for me Then the medication would There ain't no angel that is coming to save me But even if they could Today, 22, would die from suicide Just like yesterday, they're gone I live my life for each tomorrow So their memories will live on Once we were boys, and we were strangers Now we're brothers and we're men Someday you'll ask me, was it worth it to be of service in the end? Well, the blessing, and the curses, yeah, I'd do it all again Whoa-oh Whoa-oh Whoa-oh Whoa-oh Whoa-oh Whoa-oh (Whoa)

Breakout This time girl I've had enough You're too hot to handle with kid gloves It's too late, I hear a knock on the door The games over baby, I can't take it no more Breakout, breakout Take these chains from me You held my heart for ransom Baby, set it free Breakout, breakout Your lies can't hide what I see I'm better off on my own Promises you made me in the heat of the night Those words were broken under bedroom lights Your lips they burn, your body calls my name I can feel the fire but it's all in vain Breakout, breakout Take these chains from me You held my heart for ransom Baby, set it free Breakout, breakout Your lies can't hide what I see I'm better off on my own Breakout, breakout Take these chains from me You held my heart for ransom Baby, set it free Breakout, breakout Your lies can't hide what I see I'm better off on my own You say, "We'll meet around midnight You're gonna make me feel alright" I'm sayin', "No, no not tonight You gotta let me go" Breakout, breakout Take these chains from me You held my heart for ransom Baby, set it free Breakout, breakout Your lies can't hide what I see I'm better off on my own Breakout, breakout Take these chains from me You held my heart for ransom Baby, set it free Breakout, breakout Your lies can't hide what I see I'm better off on my own You say, "We'll meet around midnight You'll make me feel oh so right" Oh better, better but not tonight You gotta let me go Breakout, breakout Breakout, breakout Breakout, breakout