Keep The Faith

Intro

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Mother, mother, tell your children

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That their time has just  begun

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I have suffered for my  anger

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There are wars that can't be won

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Father, father, please believe  me

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I am laying down my guns

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I am broken like an arrow

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Forgive me

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Forgive your wayward son

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  Mother, mother
Please believe me

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  And it's hard to hold on

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When there's no  one to lean on

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 Faith: you know you're gonna live through the rain

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Lord, we've gotta keep the faith

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Faith: don't you let your love turn to hate

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Now we've gotta

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Keep the faith
Keep the faith
Keep the faith

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Lord, we've gotta keep the faith

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         Tell me baby when I hurt  you

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Do you keep it all inside

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Do you tell me all's forgiven

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And just hide behind your pride,  yeah

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    Mother, father
Please don't leave me

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  Well it's hard to be strong

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When there's no  one to dream on

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 Faith: you know you're gonna live through the rain

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Lord, we've gotta keep the faith
Faith!

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Don't you know it's never too late

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Right now we've gotta keep the faith

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Faith: don't you let your love turn to hate

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Lord we've gotta keep the faith
Keep the faith
Keep the faith
Oh, we've gotta keep the faith
Keep the faith
Keep the faith

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Lord we've gotta keep the faith
Um, um
Yeah, yeah, yeah

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I've been walking in the footsteps
Of society's lies
I don't like what I see no more
Sometimes I wish that 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

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There's things  I've done I can't erase    E
very night we fall from grace

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It's hard with the world in your face

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Trying to hold on,  trying to hold on

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Faith: you know you're gonna live through the rain

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Lord, we've gotta keep the faith
Faith!

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Don't you know it's never too late

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Right now we've gotta keep the faith

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Faith: don't you let your love turn to hate

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Lord  we've gotta keep the faith
Faith

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    Trying to hold on, trying to hold on, yeah

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         Everybody, keep the faith

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    Woh, yeah, yeah, yeah

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Yeah, yeah,      yeah