Artist: The Roots & John Legend Album: Wake Up! Song: Hang On In There Typed by: OHHLA Webmaster DJ Flash [John Legend] There ain't no time, no time for sorrow And we ain't got time, no time, awww time to be sad And maybe the world ain't what it could be But to understand that, is to know reality Awwww don't give in (hang on in there) Awwww I said hang on, hang on in there Howww many times did you hear your mom and daddy? Say oh child, I never had it so good I wanna say thank you, thank you for the start Cause deep in my soul, I know you did all that you could I'm just a part of your dreammmm, this I know But I'll do what ever possible, to make this thing grow Awwww don't give in (hang on in there) I said hang on, hang on in there Awwww now say tomorrow, if you woke up a king Now tell me just how, would you fix everything? You walk around complaining, about how things are But what have you added, to this world so far? Now check out your mind, and see what the answer is And tell me just howwww, how much did you give? Awwww don't give in (hang on in there) I said hang on, hang on in there, awwww [John Legend] There are plenty of thinnnngs, still left to live for A child, a friend, and a wife They all want to share your life Ain't that enough to make you want to, hang on? Ohhhh, hang on, hang onnnnnnnnn Hang on in there The sign said, "America - love it or leave it" Well, has it really come to that? And besides, I don't want to, and you can't make me love I've got too many friends, that have shed their blood I've got too many relatives here born on this land, yeah So you can't make me leave I said this is my country, and you can't make me leave You can't make me love, the way you treat me Yeahhhhhhhhhh And you can't make me love yeahh, the way you beat me Mmmmmm, ohhhh, yeah yeah I'm gonna hang on Awwww c'mon Ando matter you do, or, or what you say I just wanna let you know, you can't driiiiive me away I'm gonna hang, hang I'm gonna hang yeah yeah I'm not gonna throw up my hands, aww no no No no no no I'm not gonna throw up my hands, whoahhoohhhh And you can't drive me away, from my home land Gonna hang on, hey yeah yeah I'm gonna hang on yeah yeah Aww with the smog from the cars, and so many live we have lost Hmmm yeah aww still gonna hang on hey yeah yeah Said no matter, no no no no matter what I'm gonna hang on [John Legend] There ain't no time, no time for sorrow And we ain't got time, no time, awww time to be sad And maybe the world ain't what it could be But to understand that, is to know reality Awwww don't give in (hang on in there) Awwww I said hang on, hang on in there Howww many times did you hear your mom and daddy? Say oh child, I never had it so good I wanna say thank you, thank you for the start Cause deep in my soul, I know you did all that you could I'm just a part of your dreammmm, this I know But I'll do what ever possible, to make this thing grow Awwww don't give in (hang on in there) I said hang on, hang on in there Awwww now say tomorrow, if you woke up a king Now tell me just how, would you fix everything? You walk around complaining, about how things are But what have you added, to this world so far? Now check out your mind, and see what the answer is And tell me just howwww, how much did you give? Awwww don't give in (hang on in there) I said hang on, hang on in there, awwww