Keep The Faith (Live In New York, 2000)

[Verse 1]

Mother, mother, tell your children

That their time has just begun

I have suffered for my anger

There's wars that can't be won

[Verse 2]

Father, father, please believe me

Oh, I am layin' down my guns

I am broken like an arrow

Forgive me, forgive this wayward son

[Pre-Chorus]

(Everybody needs somebody to love)

Mother, mother

(Everybody needs somebody to hate)

Please believe me

(Everybody's bitchin' 'cause times are tough)

Well, it's hard to hold on 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 love turn to hate

You gotta keep the faith

[Post-Chorus]

Keep the faith, keep the faith

Whoa, you better keep the faith

[Verse 3]

Tell me, baby, when I hurt you

Did you keep it all inside?

Do you tell me all's forgiven

And hide behind your pride? Yeah

[Pre-Chorus]

(Everybody needs somebody to love)

Mother, father

(Everybody needs somebody to hate)

Please don't leave me

(Everybody's bitchin' 'cause the times are tough)

Well, it's hard to be strong with 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 know its never too late?

Come on, 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

Oh, you better keep the faith

Keep the faith, keep the faith

You better keep the faith

Ooh yeah, ooh yeah

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Ow!

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]

I've been walkin' in the footsteps of society's lies

I don't like what I see no more, sometimes I wish that I were blind

Sometimes I wait forever to stand out in the rain

So no one sees me cryin' when I wash away the pain

[Pre-Chorus]

Mother, father

There's things I've done I can't erase

Every night, we fall from grace

It's hard when the world's in your face

Try to hold on, tryin' to hold on

[Chorus]

(Faith) You know you're gonna live through the rain

You gotta keep the faith

(Faith) Don't you let love turn to hate

You gotta keep the faith

Right now, you gotta keep the faith

[Post-Chorus]

(Faith)

(Keep the faith) Keep the faith, now (Keep the faith)

You gotta keep the faith

(Keep the faith) Keep the faith (Keep the faith) Keep the faith, now

You gotta keep the faith

[Outro]

(Everybody needs somebody to love)

(Everybody needs somebody to hate)

(Everybody needs somebody to love)

(Everybody needs, everybody)

(Keep the faith)

[Instrumental Outro]

[Spoken Word]

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