Nobody said this was easy Living is long than again I used to think it was simple enough Just goes to show how I've changed Nobody makes it forever Let's make a deal with the pain If you wanna hold on to love, You got to endure the tears. If you wanna enjoy the laughter, You got to ignore the fears. And if we're gonna make it together, We're got to make it through the years. Nobody knows all the answers There ain't no rules in this game Love was still lost I still can't take the cost Over and over again They've all get a little temptation No matter how hard they prayed. So... If you wanna hold on to love, You got to endure the tears. If you wanna enjoy the laughter, You got to ignore the fears. And if we're gonna make it together, We're got to make it through the years. I hear my conscience calling That I don't need to know I see the future out there But which way should I go? If you wanna hold on to love, You got to endure the tears. If you wanna enjoy the laughter, You got to ignore the fears. And if we're gonna make it together, We're got to make it through the years.