Start me up Start me up Tommy used to work on the docks Union's been on strike, he's down on his luck. It's tough, oh so tough We gotta hold on ready or not You live the for the fight when that's all that you've got Start me up We're half way there Oh livin' on a prayer Start me up We'll make it i swear Oh livin' on a prayer If you start me up (uh) Kick on the starter give it all you got, you got, you got I can't compete with riders in the other heat, yeah yeah I'll make a grown man cry, I'll make a grown man give it a shot Start me up We're half way there Oh livin' on a prayer Start me up We'll make it i swear Oh, livin' on a prayer Livin' on a prayer (instrumental break) Oh, we gotta hold on, ready or not You live for the fight when that's all that you've got Start me up Oh, we're half way there Oh, livin' on a prayer Take my hand, we'll make it i swear, Oh livin' on a prayer Start me up If you start me up i'll never stop (i'll never stop) Livin' on a prayer Take my hand and we'll make it i swear Oh, livin on a prayer Oh, we're half way there Oh , livin' on a prayer Take my hand and we'll make it i swear, Oh livin' on a prayer (we're almost there) Livin' on a prayer You gotta start me up