Start me up
Start me up
Oh Tommy used to
work on the docks
Union's been on strike
he's down on his luck
it's tough oh so tough
Oh we gotta hold on
ready or not
you live for the fight
when that's all that
you've got
Start me up
we're half way there
oh-oh livin' on a prayer
Start me up
We'll make it I swear
oh-oh livin' on a prayer
if you start me up
(huh)
Kick on the starter
give it all you've got
you've got to, you've
got to, you've got to
I can't compete
With the 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-oh livin' on a prayer
Start me up
We'll make it I swear
oh-oh livin' on a prayer
we're livin' on a prayer
Oh we gotta hold on
ready or not
you live for the fight
when that's all that
you've got
Ooh we're half way there
oh-oh livin' on a prayer
take my hand
and we'll make it I swear
oh-oh livin' on a prayer
Start me up
If you start me up
I'll never stop
livin' on a prayer
Start me up
If you start me up
I'll never stop
livin' on a prayer
Ooh we're half way there
oh-oh livin' on a prayer
take my hand
and we'll make it I swear
oh-oh livin' on a prayer
Livin' on a prayer
you've got to
start me up