[Verse 1]
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 diner all day
Workin' for her man, she brings home her pay
For love
For love

[Pre-Chorus]
She says, "We've got to hold on to what we've got
'Cause it doesn't make a difference if we make it or not
We've got each other and that's a lot for love
We'll give it a shot"

[Chorus]
Oh, we're halfway there
Oh-oh, livin' on a prayer
Take my hand and we'll make it, I swear
(Woah-oh, livin' on a prayer)

[Verse 2]
Tommy put his six-string in hock
Now he's holdin' in, when he used to make it talk
So tough
Ooh, it's tough
Gina dreams of runnin' away
And when she cries in the night, Tommy whispers
"Hey, baby, it's okay
Someday"
[Pre-Chorus]
We gotta hold on to what we've got
'Cause it doesn't make a difference if we make it or not
We've got each other and that's a lot for love
We'll give it a shot

[Chorus]
Oh, we're halfway there
(Oh-oh) Livin' on a prayer
(Take my hand and we'll make it, I swear)
(Woah-oh, livin' on a prayer)
(Livin' on a prayer)

[Instrumental Break]

[Bridge]
We gotta hold on, ready or not
You live for the fight when that's all that you've got

[Chorus]
(Oh, 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)
(Woah, we're halfway there)
Woah-oh, livin' on a prayer
Just hang tough and we'll make it, I swear
(Woah-oh, livin' on a prayer)
(Oh, we're halfway there)
(Woah-oh, livin' on a prayer)