| (with John Legend) | |
| Whenever things seem hard to bare | |
| Don't give up. | |
| Hang On In | |
| There There ain't no time, | |
| No time for sorrow. | |
| And we ain't got time no time | |
| Ah time to be sad. | |
| And maybe the world ain't what it could be | |
| But to understand why is to know reality | |
| Ah don't give in (hang on in there) | |
| Ah I said hang on (hang on in there) | |
| How 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 dreams this | |
| I know But | |
| I'll do what ever possible to make this thing grow. | |
| Ah don't give in (hang on in there) | |
| I said hang on (hang on in there) | |
| Ah now say tomorrow 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 | |
| Check out your mind, and see what the answer is | |
| And tell me how much did you give | |
| Ah don't give in (hang on in there) | |
| I said hang on (hang on in there) | |
| There are plenty of things 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 hang on | |
| Hang on, hang on (hang on in there) | |
| The sign said "America love it or leave" well has it really come to that? | |
| And beside, | |
| I don't want to and you can't make me love | |
| I've got too many friends, that have she'd their blood, | |
| I've got too many relatives here born on this land | |
| So you can't make me leave | |
| I say this is my county and you can't make me leave | |
| You can't make me love the way you treat me | |
| And you can't make me love the way you beat me. | |
| Hang on in there, | |
| I'm gonna hang on | |
| No matter you do or what you say | |
| Is just wanna let you know you can't drive me away | |
| I'm gonna ay hang | |
| I'm not gonna throw up my hand | |
| I'm not gonna throw up my hand | |
| Any you can't drive me from my home land | |
| If the smog from the cars and so many live we have lost | |
| Still No matter what | |
| I'm gonna hang on |