Livin’ On A Prayer (Live At Cobo Arena, Detroit, March 11, 1987) 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