I close my eyes and pray for a break Uuuh Uuuh I can see everything going my way Uuuh Uuuh I take a deep breath as I hear my kids play Uuuh Uuuh And I know I gotta be brave Uuuh Uuuh You gotta have the patience And believe you're gonna make it Gotta hold on I know you're crying on the inside But you fake it ‘til you make it Gotta hold on You gotta have the patience And believe you're gonna make it Gotta hold on I know you're tired of surviving But you gotta keep on trying Gotta hold on Hold on Hold on Hold on You gotta have the patience And believe you're gonna make it Gotta hold on I know you're tired of surviving But you gotta keep on trying Gotta hold on I danced with the darkness ‘til I found the light Uuuh Uuuh In the shape of a woman she the love of my life Uuuh Uuuh Keeps my head up high she gives me all that I need Uuuh Uuuh She picks me right up when I'm down on my knees Uuuh Uuuh You gotta have the patience And believe you're gonna make it Gotta hold on I know you're tired of surviving But you gotta keep on trying Gotta hold on Hold on Hold on Hold on You gotta have the patience And believe you're gonna make it Gotta hold on I know you're tired of surviving But you gotta keep on trying Gotta hold on I've got the feeling I'm going I've got the feeling I'm going I've got the feeling I'm going places I've got the feeling we're going I've got the feeling we're going I've got the feeling we're going places Hold on Hold on Hold on You gotta have the patience And believe you're gonna make it Gotta hold on I know you're tired of surviving But you gotta keep on trying Gotta hold on