[Verse 1]
Mother, mother, tell your children
That their time has just begun
I have suffered for my anger
There's wars that can't be won

[Verse 2]
Father, father, please believe me
'Cause I am layin' down my guns
I am broken like an arrow
Forgive me, forgive your wayward son

[Pre-Chorus]
(Everybody needs somebody to love)
Mother, mother
(Everybody needs somebody to hate)
Please believe me
(Evеrybody's bitchin' 'cause the times arе tough)
And it's hard to hold on when there's no one to lean on

[Chorus]
(Faith) You know you're gonna live through the rain
You gotta keep the faith
(Faith) Don't you let love turn to hate
You gotta keep the faith
[Post-Chorus]
Keep the faith, keep the faith
Oh, we've gotta keep the faith

[Verse 3]
Tell me, baby, when I hurt you
Do you keep it all inside?
Do you tell me all's forgiven
Or just hide behind your pride? Yeah-yeah

[Pre-Chorus]
(Everybody needs somebody to love)
Mother, father
(Everybody needs somebody to hate)
Please don't leave me
(Everybody's bleedin' 'cause the times are tough)
Well, it's hard to be strong when there's no one to dream on

[Chorus]
(Faith) You know you're gonna live through the rain
We've gotta keep the faith
(Faith) Don't you know it's never too late
You've gotta keep the faith
(Faith) Don't you let love turn to hate
We gotta keep the faith
[Post-Chorus]
(Keep the faith) Keep the faith
Everybody, keep the faith
(Keep the faith) Keep the faith
Come on and keep the faith
Oh yeah, ooh yeah
Uh, uh, uh, uh

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]
I've been walking in the footsteps of society's lies
I don't like what I see no more, sometimes I wish my eyes wentblind
Sometimes I wait forever, I stand out in the rain
So no one sees me crying, when I wash away this pain

[Pre-Chorus]
Mother, father
There's things I've done I can't erase
Every night we fall from grace
It's hard when the world's in your face
Trying to hold on, trying to hold on

[Chorus]
(Faith) Know you're gonna live through the rain
Oh, keep the faith
(Faith) Don't let love turn to hate
Right now, you've gotta keep the faith
(Faith, keep the faith, keep the faith)
Oh-whoa, keep the faith
(Faith, keep the faith, keep the faith)
Everybody keep the faith
(Everybody needs somebody to love)
(Everybody needs somebody to hate)
(Everybody needs somebody to love)
(Everybody needs, everybody, keep the faith)
[Instrumental Outro]