Hang on in There
John Legend, The Roots"Hang on in There" is a song by John Legend, The Roots, released in 2010 in the Pop genre. The song is 6:43 long and contains 74 lines and 439 words.
0:07Whenever things seem hard to bare
0:10Don't give up Hang On In There
0:15There ain't no time
0:21No time for sorrow
0:26And we ain't got time no time
0:31Ah time to be sad
0:38And maybe the world
0:40Ain't what it could be
0:43But to understand
0:44That is to know reality
0:49Ah don't give in
0:53(hang on in there)
0:55Ah I said hang on
0:58(hang on in there)
1:00How many times did you hear
1:04Your mom and daddy
1:06Say oh child I never had it so good
1:12I wanna say thank you
1:15Thank you for the start
1:18Cause deep in my soul
1:19I know you did all that you could
1:23I'm just a part of your dreams this I know
1:29But I'll do what ever possible
1:32To make this thing grow
1:34Ah don't give in (hang on in there)
1:41I said hang on (hang on in there)
1:46Ah now say tomorrow you woke up a king
1:52Now tell me just
1:53How would you fix everything
1:58You walk around complaining
2:00About how things are
2:03But what have you added to
2:06This world so far
2:09Check out your mind
2:12And see what the answer is
2:15And tell me how how much did you give
2:19Ah don't give in (hang on in there)
2:27I said hang on (hang on in there)
2:57Plenty of things
3:00Still left to live for
3:05A child a friend and a wife
3:11They all want to share your life
3:16Ain't that enough to make you want hang on
3:23Hang on hang on (hang on in there)
3:43The sign said "America love it or
3:49Leave" well has it really come to that
3:56And beside I want to
4:00And you can't make me love
4:08I've got too many friends
4:12That have she'd their blood
4:17I've got too many relatives
4:18Here born on this land
4:22So you can't make me leave
4:29I say this is my county
4:34And you can't make me leave
4:38You can't make me love
4:43The way you treat me yeah
4:52And you can't make me love
4:56The way you beat me
5:10(Hang on in there) I'm gonna hang on
5:18Oh come on
5:24No matter what you do oh or what you say
5:35Is just wanna let you know
5:40You can't drive me away
5:47I'm gonna hang hey I'm gonna hang hey
5:58I'm not gonna throw up my hand
6:01Oh no no
6:09I'm not gonna throw up my hand oh
6:15And you can't drive me away from my home land
6:21I'm gonna hang on hey
6:26I'm gonna hang on hey
6:33If the smog from the cars
6:37And so many live we have lost
6:43Still gonna hang on hey yeah
Whenever things seem hard to bare Don't give up 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 (hang on in there) Ah I said hang on (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 (hang on in there) I said hang on (hang on in there) Ah now say tomorrow 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 Check out your mind And see what the answer is And tell me how how much did you give Ah don't give in (hang on in there) I said hang on (hang on in there) Plenty of things Still left to live for A child a friend and a wife They all want to share your life Ain't that enough to make you want hang on Hang on hang on (hang on in there) The sign said "America love it or Leave" well has it really come to that And beside I want to And you can't make me love I've got too many friends That have she'd their blood I've got too many relatives Here born on this land So you can't make me leave I say this is my county And you can't make me leave You can't make me love The way you treat me yeah And you can't make me love The way you beat me (Hang on in there) I'm gonna hang on Oh come on No matter what you do oh or what you say Is just wanna let you know You can't drive me away I'm gonna hang hey I'm gonna hang hey I'm not gonna throw up my hand Oh no no I'm not gonna throw up my hand oh And you can't drive me away from my home land I'm gonna hang on hey I'm gonna hang on hey If the smog from the cars And so many live we have lost Still gonna hang on hey yeah
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