Bon Jovi

Released: June 27, 1995

Songwriter: Richie Sambora Jon Bon Jovi

Producer: Peter Collins Richie Sambora Jon Bon Jovi

[Verse 1]
Hey God, I'm just a little man
I got a wife and family
I almost lost the house, I bought into the dream
We're barely holding on when I'm in way too deep
We're two paychecks away from living out on the streets
She's a working single mom, like a saint she doesn't complain
She never says a word, but she thinks that she's to blame
Her son just got convicted, he blew some cop away
She did her best to raise him, but the world got in the way

[Chorus]
Hey God, tell me what the hell is going on
Seems like all the good shit's gone
It keeps on getting harder hanging on
Hey God, there's nights you know I want to scream
These days, you're even harder to believe
I know how busy you must be, but hey God...
Do you ever think about me?

[Verse 2]
Born into the ghetto in 1991, just a happy child
Playing beneath the summer sun
A vacant lots' his playground, by 12 he's got a gun
The odds are bet against him, junior don't make 21

[Chorus]
Hey God, tell me what the hell is going on
It seems like all the good shit's gone
It keeps on getting harder hanging on
Hey God, there's nights you know I want to scream
These days, you're even harder to believe
I know how busy you must be, but hey God...
Do you ever think about me?

[Verse 3]
I get down on my knees
I'm going to try this thing your way
I've seen a dying man too proud to beg
Spit on his own grave
Was he too gone to save?
Did you even know his name?
Are you the one to blame?
I got something to say

[Chorus]
Hey God, tell me what the hell is going on
Seems like all the good shit's gone
It keeps on getting harder hanging on
Hey God, there's nights you know I want to scream
These days, you're even harder to believe
I know how busy you must be, but hey God...
Do you ever think about me?

[Outro]
Do you ever think about me?
Oh hey God, hey God, do you think about me?
Do you ever think about me?
Hey, hey, hey, hey God
Hey God, hey God, do you ever think about me?

[Guitar Solo]

Bon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Formed in 1983, Bon Jovi consists of lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi, pianist and keyboard player David Bryan, lead guitarist Phil X, and drummer Tico Torres.

They are one of the world’s best-selling bands of all time, having sold more than 130 million records worldwide and performed more than 2700 concerts in over 50 countries for more than 34 million fans.

Bon Jovi was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2006. The band was also honored with the Award of Merit at the American Music Awards in 2004, and as songwriters and collaborators, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora were inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009.

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