HANGING ON

 

Copyright 2002 by David Alan Cates.  All Rights Reserved.

 

 

[VERSE 1]

 

Another forty long hours working on my feet

Still a little short of making ends meet

Hard times seem to be all I know

When I feel like I’m finally at the end of my rope

I reach a little higher, grab a little more hope

Cause there ain’t no such thing as letting go

 

[CHORUS 1]

 

And I’m hanging on with all I’ve got, make a little, give a lot

Fighting til the breath in me is gone

I believe in God and family, and they both take good care of me

So I don’t have to face the world alone……

And that’s what keeps me hanging on

 

[VERSE 2]

 

Got three little mouths at home to feed

They don’t know what it means to need

They can’t see we’re barely getting by

They just think I’m Superman

Much too young to understand

That I ain’t made of steel and I can’t fly

 

[CHORUS 2]

 

But I’m hanging on with all I’ve got, take a little, give a lot

Never sure if I’m right or wrong

I’ve got good friends and family, they all put their faith in me

And I’m the one that has to be strong…..

And that’s what keeps me hanging on

 

[BRIDGE]

 

I pray to God every day

To give me the will…. to find a way

 

[VERSE 3]

 

Monday morning I’ll be on my feet

Doing what it takes to make ends meet

Running hard with my face in the wind

Giving thanks to the Lord above

For taking care of the ones I love

Holding tight til the day my ship comes in

 

[CHORUS 3]

 

And I’ll hang on with all I’ve got, turn a little into a lot

I’ll fight until the breath in me is gone

Cause I believe in God and I’ve got good friends, a wife that loves me to no end

And I won’t ever face this world alone…..

And I’ll just keep on hanging on