Keep the Faith (Keep the Faith: An Evening with Bon Jovi)

[Intro] Hope you guys are havin' a good time because I sure as hell am If nothing else, I'm having a very good time If I, uh, forget to say it, thanks for bein' here Thanks for watchin' on TV, thanks for listenin' on the radio What do you got there? MTV maracas Oh, Jesus Hahahaha They look like big bananas, Tico, where the hell'd you get those? The crazy Cuban brought maracas I'll tell you what This is one that, uh, I guess is the title track of the album, we decided This is the one that, uh, you guys are hearin' on the radio right now and seein' on the MTV And I tell you what We do appreciate it Welcome, uh, to chapter two, page one In these tryin' times, I guess it's best to To sing, "Keep the Faith," baby [Verse 1] Mother, mother, tell your children That their time has just begun I have suffered for my anger There are wars that can't be won [Verse 2] Father, father, please believe me I am layin' down my guns I am broken like an arrow Forgive me, forgive your wayward son [Pre-Chorus] Everybody needs somebody to love (Mother, mother) Everybody needs somebody to hate (Please believe me) Everybody's bitchin' 'cause they can't get enough And it's hard to be strong when there's no one to lean on [Chorus] (Faith) You know you're gonna live through the rain You gotta keep the faith (Faith) Don't you let your love turn to hate You gotta keep the faith [Post-Chorus] Keep the faith Keep the faith Lord, we've gotta keep the faith [Verse 3] Tell me, baby, when I hurt you Do you keep it all inside? Do you tell me all's forgiven Just hide behind your pride? Yeah [Pre-Chorus] Everybody needs somebody to love (Mother, father) Everybody needs somebody to hate (Don't leave me) Everybody's bleedin' 'cause the times are tough Well, it's hard to be strong, there's no one to dream on [Chorus] (Faith) You know you're gonna live through the rain Lord, we gotta keep the faith (Faith) Don't you know it's never too late? Right now, we'll keep the faith (Faith) Don't you let your love turn to hate You gotta keep the faith [Post-Chorus] Keep the faith Keep the faith Lord, we gotta keep the faith Keep the faith Keep the faith Lord, we gotta keep the faith [Bridge] Ooh, yeah, ooh, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah [Guitar Solo] [Bridge] Been walkin' in the footsteps Of society's lies I don't like what I see no more Sometimes I wish that I was blind Sometimes I wait forever To stand out in the rain So no one sees me cryin' When I'm wash away this pain [Pre-Chorus] Mother, father There's things I've done I can't erase And every night we fall from grace It's hard with the world in your face Tryna hold on, tryna hold on, yeah [Chorus] (Faith) Know you're gonna live through the rain Lord, you gotta keep the faith (Faith) Don't you let your love turn to hate We gotta keep the faith [Post-Chorus] (Faith) Keep the faith Keep the faith We gotta keep the faith Keep the faith Keep the faith Everybody keep the faith [Bridge] Everybody needs somebody to love (Oh yeah) Everybody needs somebody to hate (Come on) Everybody needs somebody to love Everybody bleed, everybody keep the faith [Instrumental Break] [Outro] That's all We'll see you Thank you very much for bein' here Thanks for listenin', thanks for watchin' We'll see you out on the road