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(gentle ambient synth music)
gentle
ambient
synth
music
(rhythmic bass guitar music)
rhythmic
bass
guitar
music
(upbeat rock music)
upbeat
rock
music
♪ [Jon] Once upon
a time not so long ago ♪
Jon
Once
upon
a
time
not
so
long
ago
♪ Tommy used to work
on the docks ♪
Tommy
used
to
work
on
the
docks
♪ Union's been on strike ♪
Union's
been
on
strike
♪ He's down on his luck,
it's tough ♪
He's
down
on
his
luck
it's
tough
♪ So tough ♪
So
tough
♪ Gina works the diner all day ♪
Gina
works
the
diner
all
day
♪ Working for her man ♪
Working
for
her
man
♪ She brings home
her pay for love ♪
She
brings
home
her
pay
for
love
♪ Ooh, for love ♪
Ooh
for
love
♪ She says, "We've gotta
hold on to what we've got ♪
She
says
We've
gotta
hold
on
to
what
we've
got
♪ "It doesn't make a difference
if we make it or not ♪
It
doesn't
make
a
difference
if
we
make
it
or
not
♪ "We've got each other
and that's a lot ♪
We've
got
each
other
and
that's
a
lot
♪ "For love, we'll
give it a shot" ♪
For
love
we'll
give
it
a
shot
♪ Oh, we're half-way there ♪
Oh
we're
half-way
there
♪ Oh, livin' on a prayer ♪
Oh
livin'
on
a
prayer
♪ Take my hand, we'll
make it I swear ♪
Take
my
hand
we'll
make
it
I
swear
♪ Oh, livin' on a prayer ♪
Oh
livin'
on
a
prayer
♪ Tommy's got his six
string in hock ♪
Tommy's
got
his
six
string
in
hock
♪ Now he's holding in ♪
Now
he's
holding
in
♪ What he used to make
it talk so tough ♪
What
he
used
to
make
it
talk
so
tough
♪ Ooh, it's tough ♪
Ooh
it's
tough
♪ Gina dreams of running away ♪
Gina
dreams
of
running
away
♪ She cries in the night,
Tommy whispers ♪
She
cries
in
the
night
Tommy
whispers
♪ "Baby, it's okay ♪
Baby
it's
okay
♪ "Someday" ♪
Someday
♪ We've gotta hold on
to what we've got ♪
We've
gotta
hold
on
to
what
we've
got
♪ It doesn't make a difference
if we make it or not ♪
It
doesn't
make
a
difference
if
we
make
it
or
not
♪ We've got each other
and that's a lot ♪
We've
got
each
other
and
that's
a
lot
♪ For love, we'll
give it a shot ♪
For
love
we'll
give
it
a
shot
♪ Oh, we're half-way there ♪
Oh
we're
half-way
there
♪ Oh, livin' on a prayer ♪
Oh
livin'
on
a
prayer
♪ Take my hand and
we'll make it I swear ♪
Take
my
hand
and
we'll
make
it
I
swear
♪ Oh, livin' on a prayer ♪
Oh
livin'
on
a
prayer
♪ Livin' on a prayer ♪
Livin'
on
a
prayer
♪ Ooh ♪
Ooh
♪ We've gotta hold
on ready or not ♪
We've
gotta
hold
on
ready
or
not
♪ You live for the fight when
that's all that you've got ♪
You
live
for
the
fight
when
that's
all
that
you've
got
♪ Whoa, we're half-way there ♪
Whoa
we're
half-way
there
♪ Whoa, livin' on a prayer ♪
Whoa
livin'
on
a
prayer
♪ Take my hand and
we'll make it, I swear ♪
Take
my
hand
and
we'll
make
it
I
swear
♪ Whoa, livin' on a prayer ♪
Whoa
livin'
on
a
prayer
♪ Whoa, we're half-way there ♪
Whoa
we're
half-way
there
♪ Whoa, livin' on a prayer ♪
Whoa
livin'
on
a
prayer
♪ Take my hand and we'll make it
I swear ♪
Take
my
hand
and
we'll
make
it
I
swear
♪ Whoa, livin' on a prayer ♪
Whoa
livin'
on
a
prayer
♪ Whoa, we're half-way there ♪
Whoa
we're
half-way
there
♪ Whoa, livin' on a prayer ♪
Whoa
livin'
on
a
prayer
♪ Take my hand and we'll make ♪
[music fades out]
Take
my
hand
and
we'll
make
music
fades
out
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