[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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