Mother mother tell your children That their time has just begun I have suffered for my anger There are wars that can't be won Father father please believe me I am laying down my guns I am broken like an arrow Forgive me Forgive your wayward son Everybody needs somebody to love (mother, mother) Everybody needs somebody to hate (please believe me) Everybody's bitching 'cause they can't get enough When it's hard to hold on And there's no one to lean on Faith! You know you're gonna live through the rain Lord we've gotta keep the faith Faith!: Don't you let your love turn to hate Now we've gotta keep the faith Keep the faith, keep the faith Lord we've gotta keep the faith Tell me baby when I hurt you Do you keep it all inside Do you tell me "all's forgiven" Just hide behind your pride Yeah yeah! Everybody needs somebody to love (mother, father) Everybody needs somebody to hate (please don't leave me) Everybody's bleeding 'cause the times are tough Well it's hard to be strong When there's no one to dream on Faith! You know you're gonna live through the rain Lord we've gotta keep the faith Faith!: Don't you know it's never too late Right now we gotta keep the faith Faith!: Don't you let your love turn to hate Lord we gotta keep the faith Keep the faith, keep the faith Oh we got to keep the faith Keep the faith, keep the faith Lord we got to keep the faith Oh oh, yeah yeah yeah I've been walking in the footsteps Of society's lies I don't like what I see no more Sometimes I wish I was blind Sometimes I wait forever To stand out in the rain So no one sees me cryin' Trying to wash away this pain Mother father There's things I've done I can't erase Every night we fall from grace It's hard with the world in your face Trying to hold on, trying to hold on Faith! You know you're gonna live thru the rain Lord you got to keep the faith Faith!: Don't you let your love turn to hate Right now we got to keep the faith Keep the faith Keep the faith Trying to hold on, trying to hold on yeah Keep the faith Keep the faith Everybody keep the faith