[Intro]

          

             
Once upon a ti

             
me, not so lon

       
g ago


[Verse]


Tommy used to 

work on the do

cks

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


[Pre-Chorus]

              
She says we've

            
 got to hold o

             
n to what we'v

  
e got
             
'Cause it does

           
n't make a dif

ference
             
If we make it 

   
or not
             
We've got each

            
 other and tha

      
t's a lot
             
For love, we'l

             
l give it a sh


ot 


[Chorus]

           
Whooah, we're 


half way there
      
Whooah, livin'

 on a prayer
           
Take my hand a

         
nd we'll make 

it I swear
           
Whooah, livin'

               
 on a prayer


[Verse]


Tommy's got hi

s six string i

n 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 oka

   
y, someday" 


[Pre-Chorus]

              
We've got to h

            
old on to what

               
 we've got
             
'Cause it does

           
n't make a dif

ference
             
If we make it 

   
or not
             
We've got each

            
 other and tha

      
t's a lot
             
For love, we'l

             
l give it a sh


ot 


[Chorus]

           
Whooah, we're 


half way there
      
Whooah, livin'

 on a prayer
           
Take my hand a

         
nd we'll make 

it I swear
           
Whooah, livin'

              
 on a prayer

livin' on a pr

ayer...


[Solo]

      
       
      
      


[Pre-Chorus]

             
We've got to h

            
old on, ready 

   
or not
             
You live for t

              
he fight when 


that's all tha

t you've got


[Chorus]

          
Whooah, we're 


half way there
    
Whooah, livin'

 on a prayer
          
Take my hand a

         
nd we'll make 

it I swear
    
Whooah, livin'

 on a prayer  

  

          
Whooah, we're 


half way there
    
Whooah, livin'

 on a prayer
          
Take my hand a

         
nd we'll make 

it I swear
    
Whooah, livin'

 on a prayer

          
Whooah, we're 


half way there
    
Whooah, livin'

 on a prayer
          
Take my hand a

         
nd we'll make 

it I swear
    
Whooah, livin'

 on a prayer

(fade out)