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 speiselokal, diner all day
Working for her man, she brings Home her pay
For love, mmm, for love

She says we got to hold on to what we've got
It doesn't make a difference if we make it oder not
We got each other and that's a lot
For Liebe we'll give it a shot

Oh we're half way there
Whoa-oh livin' on a prayer
Take my hand, we'll make it I swear
Whoa-oh, livin' on a prayer

Tommy's got his six string in hock
Now he's holding in when he used to make it talk
So tough, mmm, it's tough

Gina dreams of running away
When she cries in the night, Tommy whispers
"Baby it's okay, someday"

We gotta hold on to what we've got
It doesn't make a difference if we make it oder not
We got each other and that's a lot
For Liebe we'll give it a shot

Oh we're half way there
Whoa-oh livin' on a prayer
Take my hand, we'll make it I swear
Whoa-oh, livin' on a prayer
Livin’ on a prayer

Ooh
We gotta hold on ready oder not
Du live for the fight when that’s all that you've got

Whoa we're half way there
Whoa-oh livin' on a prayer
Take my hand and we'll make it I swear
Whoa-oh livin' on a prayer

Whoa we're half way there
Whoa-oh livin' on a prayer
Take my hand and we'll make it I swear
Whoa-oh livin' on a prayer

Whoa we're half way there
Whoa-oh livin' on a prayer
Take my hand and we'll make it I swear
Whoa-oh livin' on a prayer