Written by Jon Bon Jovi , Richie Sambora , and Desmond Child , the single, released in late , was well received at both rock and pop radio and its music video was given heavy rotation at MTV , giving the band their first No. The original RPM single release sold , copies in the United States, [ citation needed ] and in was certified Triple Platinum for over 3 million digital downloads. Lead guitarist Richie Sambora, however, convinced him the song was good, and they reworked it with a new bassline recorded by Hugh McDonald uncredited [4] [5] [6] , different drum fills and the use of a talk box to include it on Slippery When Wet. The song spent two weeks at number one on the Mainstream Rock Tracks , from January 31 to February 14, , and four weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot , from February 14 to March It also hit number four on the UK singles chart. The album version of the song, timed around , fades out at the end. However, the music video game Guitar Hero World Tour features the song's original studio ending, where the band revisit the intro riff and end with a talk box solo; this version ends at The original ending is also playable on the similar video game Rock Band 2 , though edited in this case thereby eliminating the talk box solo at the end. The version included on the DualDisc edition of Slippery When Wet has an extended version of the original ending, with a different talk box solo playing over the riff possibly taken from an outtake of the song ; this version, which fades out at the end like the standard version of the song, ends at After the September 11, attacks — in which New Jersey was the second-hardest hit state after New York , suffering hundreds of casualties among both WTC workers and first responders — the band performed an acoustic version of this song for New York.
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Tommy used to work on the docks Union's been on strike, he's down on his luck It's tough, so tough Gina works the diner all day Working for her man, she brings home her pay For love, for love. She says: We've got to hold on to what we've got 'Cause it doesn't make a difference if we make it or not We've got each other and that's a lot For love, we'll give it a shot. Oh, we're halfway there Oh, oh, living on a prayer Take my hand, we'll make it, I swear Oh, oh, living on a prayer. Tommy's got his six string in hock Now he's holding in what he used to make it talk So tough, it's tough Gina dreams of running away When she cries in the night Tommy whispers Baby, it's okay, someday. We've got to hold on to what we've got 'Cause it doesn't make a difference if we make it or not We've got each other and that's a lot For love, we'll give it a shot. Oh, we're halfway there Oh, oh, living on a prayer Take my hand, we'll make it, I swear Oh, oh, living on a prayer Living on a prayer We've got to hold on, ready or not You live for the fight when that's all that you've got. Oh, halfway there Oh, oh, living on a prayer Take my hand and we'll make it, I swear Oh, oh, living on a prayer Oh, we're halfway there Woah, living on a prayer. Livin' On a Prayer Bon Jovi.
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Bon Jovi Lyrics. Once upon a time not so long ago Tommy used to work on the docks Union's been on strike He's down on his luck It's tough, so tough Gina works the diner all day Working for her man She brings home her pay For love, for love She says, "We've gotta hold on to what we've got It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not We've got each other and that's a lot For love we'll give it a shot. I swear Whoa, livin' on a prayer Tommy's got his six string in hock Now he's holding in What he used to make it talk So tough, it's tough Gina dreams of running away When she cries in the night Tommy whispers "Baby, it's okay, someday We've gotta hold on to what we've got It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not We've got each other and that's a lot For love we'll give it a shot Whoa, we're half-way there Whoa, livin' on a prayer Take my hand and we'll make it.
