Lyrics

[Intro] Thank you very much We've been on the road, come on, Ralphie We've been on the road for a long time now, and uh There's a place called Biloxi, Mississippi And it's way down in the South And there was this one day when a An old man come up to me one day on a Walkin' around on a cane you know And he hardly had any teeth left And he's walkin' on the streets and He came up to me and he said "Hey, boy, I heard that, heard that song of yours on the radio" And I didn't know if he thought I was Chuck Barry or what, you know I wasn't quite sure to know what to think But anyhow, he said, "A long time ago, me and my wife, we used to feel like that too And I just want you to know that it brought a lot of old, good memories" And he just turned around and he walked away So, I tell you what Wherever you are right now Tommy, you and Gina, and everybody else as all We just livin' on a prayer, alright Once upon a time, not so long ago [Verse 1] Tommy used to work on the docks The union been on strike, he's down on his luck, it's tough So tough Gina works the diner all day, she Workin' for her man, she brings home her pay For love Oh, for love [Pre-Chorus] What she say? She says, "We've gotta hold on to what we've got (Say) It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not We've got each other and that's a lot for love (Yeah) We'll give it a shot" [Chorus] Woah, we're halfway there Woah-oh, livin' on a prayer Take my hand, we'll make it, I swear Woah-oh, livin' on a prayer [Verse 2] Well, Tommy's got his six-string in hock 'Cause he's holdin' in, when he used to make it talk so tough It's tough Well, Gina dreams of runnin' away When she cries in the night, Tommy whispers "Baby, it's okay Gina, baby, someday" [Pre-Chorus] We've gotta hold on, to what we've got It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not We've got each other and that's a lot for love (What, go) [Chorus] Woah, we're halfway there Woah-oh, livin' on a prayer Take my hand, we'll make it, I swear Woah-oh, livin' on a prayer Livin' on a prayer [Guitar Solo] [Bridge] Ooh, we gotta hold on, ready or not You live for the fight when that's all that you've got [Chorus] Woah, we're halfway there Woah-oh, livin' on a prayer Take my hand, we'll make it, I swear Woah-oh, livin' on a prayer Woah, we're halfway there Woah-oh, livin' on a prayer Take my hand and we'll make it, I swear Woah-oh, livin' on a prayer [Outro] Gina, baby All we gotta do All we gotta do All we gotta do I'll be waiting I'll always be waiting Just come Gina, baby I'm coming home