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    Working for her man, she brings home her pay    For love - for love       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       We're half way there    Livin' on a prayer    Take my hand and we'll make it - I swear    Livin' on a prayer       Tommy got his six string in hock    Now he's holding in what he used    To make it talk - so tough, it's tough    Gina dreams of running away    When she cries in the night    Tommy whispers: Baby it's okay, someday       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       We're half way there    Livin' on a prayer    Take my hand and we'll make it - I swear    Livin' on a prayer       We've got to hold on ready or not    You live for the fight when it's all that you've got       We're half way there    Livin' on a prayer    Take my hand and we'll make it - I swear    Livin' on a prayer