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Artist: Bon Jovi
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What Do You Got?
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What Do You Got?
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Everybody wants something, just a little more
We're makin' a living and what we're livin for?
A rich man or a poor man, a pawn or a king
You can live on the street, you can rule the whole world
But it don't mean one damn thing
What do you got, if you ain't got love?
Whatever you got, it just ain't enough
You're walkin' the road, but you're goin' nowhere
You're tryin' to find your way home, but there's no one there
Who do you hold in the dark of night?
You wanna give up, but it's worth the fight
You have all the things, that you've been dreamin' of
If you ain't got someone, you're afraid to lose
Everybody needs just one, someone... To tell them the truth
Maybe I'm a dreamer, but I still believe
I believe in hope, I believe the change can get us off of our knees
What do you got, if you ain't got love?
Whatever you got, it just ain't enough
You're walkin' the road, but you're goin' nowhere
You're tryin' to find your way home, but there's no one there
Who do you hold in the dark of night?
You wanna give up, but it's worth the fight
You have all the things, that you've been dreamin' of
If you ain't got love, its all just keeping score
If you ain't got love, what the hell we doing it for
I don't wanna have to talk about it
How many songs you gotta sing about it
How long you gonna live without it
Why does someone somewhere have to doubt it
Someday you'll figure it out
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What do you got, if you ain't got love?
Whatever you got, it just ain't enough
You're walkin' the road, but you're goin' nowhere
You're tryin' to find your way home, but there's no one there
Who do you hold in the dark of night?
You wanna give up, but it's worth the fight
You have all the things, that you've been dreamin' of
If you ain't got love, it's all just keeping score
If you ain't got love, what the hell we doin' it for
Woahhh, I ain't got, if you ain't got
What do you got if you ain't got love
What do you got if you ain't got love
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