Keep me past the gates   I've worn the world without a word   and I don't care too much for what they say      Rip my smothering end   another day will pass again   Keep my power alive for I'm not afraid   Can I make them understand   Who in the world would have thought this,   God I'll never know your plans      Doin' what I got to   what I got to hang on   'cause I'm doin' what I got to   what I got to hang on   it's 'cause I'm doin' what I got to   what I got to hang on   Hanging on by a thread this is what I've got   so hang on to this      Keep me pacified   The light will never see my face   for this seems like a better place   Keep them entertained   I've lost the feel, I've lost the pain   For this seems to be a better place   Can I make them understand   Who in the world would have thought this,   God I'll never know your plans      Doin' what I got to   what I got to hang on   'cause I'm doin' what I got to   what I got to hang on   it's 'cause I'm doin' what I got to   what I got to hang on   Hanging on by a thread this is what I got   so hang on to this      Maybe you'll find what you seek, yeah   if you hold on to truth   yet your truth will set you free      Doin' what I got to   what I got to hang on   Hanging on by a thread this is what I got   Doin' what I got to   what I got to hang on   hang onto this   hang onto this...