mother mother tell your children that their
time has just begun I have suffered for my anger there are wars that
can't be won
father father please believe me I am laying down my
guns I am broken like an arrow forgive me forgive your wayward
son
everybody needs somebody to love (mother mother) everybody
needs somebody to hate (please believe me) everybody's bitching 'cause
they can't get enough and it's hard to hold on when there's no one to
lean on
faith: you know you're gonna live thru the rain lord you got
to keep the faith faith: don't let your love turn to hate right now we
got to keep the faith keep the faith keep the faith lord we got to
keep the faith
tell me baby when I hurt you do you keep it all
inside do you tell me all's forgiven and just hide behind your
pride
everybody needs somebody to love (mother, father) everybody
needs somebody to hate (please don't leave me) everybody's
bleeding 'cause the times are though well it's hard to be strong when
there's no one to dream on
faith: you know you're gonna live thru the
rain lord you got to keep the faith now you know is not too late oh
you got to keep the faith faith: don't you let your love turn to
hate right now we got to keep the faith keep the faith keep the
faith lord we got to keep the faith
walking in the footsteps of
society's lies I don't like what I see no more sometimes I wish I was
blind sometimes I wait forever to stand out in the rain so no one sees
me cryin' trying to wash away the pain
mother father there's
things I've done I can't erase every night we fall from grace It's hard
with the world in your face trying to hold, trying to hold on
faith:
you know you're gonna to live thru the rain lord you got to keep the
faith faith: don't let your love turn to hate right now we got to keep
the faith faith: now it's not too late try to hold on, trying to hold
on keep the faith
