Hang on in There

There ain't no time
No time for sorrow
And we ain't got time, no time
Ah, time to be sad

And maybe the world ain't what it could be
But to understand that is to know reality
Ah, don't give in (ooh, hang on in there)
Ah, I said hang on
Hang on in there (hang on in there)

How many times did you hear your mom and daddy?
Say, "Oh child, I never had it so good"
I wanna say thank you, thank you for the start
'Cause deep in my soul, I know you did all that you could
I'm just a part of your dreams, this I know
But I'll do what ever possible to make this thing grow
Ah, don't give in (ooh, hang on in there)
I said hang on
Hang on in there (hang on in there)

Ah, now say tomorrow if you woke up a king
Now tell me just how would you fix everything?
You walk around complaining about how things are
But what have you added to this world so far?
Now check out your mind, and see what the answer is
And tell me just how, how much did you give?
Ah, don't give in (ooh, hang on in there)
Hang
I said hang on, hang on in there, ah (hang on in there)

(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
There are plenty of things still left to live for
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
A child, a friend, and a wife (ooh, ooh, ooh)
They all want to share your life (ooh, ooh, ooh)
Ain't that enough to make you want hang on?
Oh, hang on
Hang on, ooh (hang on in there)

(Hang on in there)

The sign said
"America, love it or leave it"
Well, has it really come to that?
And besides
I don't want to
And you can't make me, love
(You can't make me, love)

I've got too many friends (and I don't wanna leave)
That have shed their blood, yeah ((you can't make me love)
I got too many relatives here born on this land, yeah
(And I don't wanna leave)
So you can't make me leave (you can't make me, love)
I said, this is my county (and I don't wanna leave)
And you can't make me leave
Oh but, you can't make me love (you can't make me, love)
Oh-oh
The way you treat me, yeah (and I don't wanna leave)
Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah (you can't make me, love)
You can't make me love, yeah (and I don't wanna leave)
The way you beat me

Mm, yeah (ooh, ooh, ooh)
Mh, oh, yeah, yeah (hang on in there)

I'm hang on
Oh, come on (hang on in there)
No matter you do or
Or what you say (hang on in there)
I just wanna let you know
You can't drive me away (hang on in there)

I'm gonna hang, hang
I'm gonna hang, yeah-yeah (hang on in there)
I'm not gonna throw up my hands, ah, no, no
No, no, no, no (hang on in there)
I'm not gonna throw up my hands (ooh, ooh, ooh)
Oh-oh, oh, ah-ah

And you can't drive me away
From my home land, y'all (hang on in there)
I'm gonna hang on, yeah, yeah (ooh, ooh ooh)
I'm gonna hang on, yeah, yeah (hang on in there)
Uh, oh with the spark of the Cross (ooh, ooh, ooh)
Oh-oh, and so many lives we have lost
Hm yeah, oh still gonna hang on (hang on in there)
Yeah-yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (ooh, ooh, ooh)
(Hang on in there)
Said, no matter what (ooh, ooh, ooh)
No, no, no, no matter what (hang on in there)
Hm yeah, I'm gonna hang on