[Verse 1]
It's so hard to remember what you said
Leaning off the side of the pier in England
Winter time came, everything frozen
Just sitting at the station, waiting on a ghost

[Chorus]
Ooh, I've been hanging on to hope for so long
Ooh, I've been hanging on to hope

[Verse 2]
Hanging on to hope so long
Till my fingers bleed, they bloody up the pages
Of the comics I read, remember what I said
I want to be free but I just can't forget

[Chorus]
Ooh, I've been hanging on to hope for so long
Ooh, I've been hanging on to hope