Released: January 25, 1994
Songwriter: James Wirrick Donnie Wahlberg Jordan Knight Richard Wolf
Producer: Richard Wolf
[Intro]
We gotta work it out
Get back what we lost
I see shadows of a doubt
But I’m keepin’ my fingers crossed
[Verse 1]
She was just turning seventeen
He always promised her he’d stay
They were so love crazy, ‘til she had a baby
Then he turned and walked away
[Pre-Chorus]
How long will we keep this goin’ on?
Before we find a way to care for each other
Living for today, we’ll never see tomorrow
[Chorus]
We gotta work it out
Get back what we lost
I see shadows of a doubt
But I’m keepin’ my fingers crossed
[Verse 2]
He was just out to get a wreck
He was too proud to show his pain
Someone pulled a trigger
Guess he never figured he would lose at his own game
[Pre-Chorus]
How long will we keep this goin’ on?
When no one takes the blame, there’s so many gone
We could find a way, it may not be too late
[Chorus]
We gotta work it out
Get back what we lost
I see shadows of a doubt
But I’m keepin’ my fingers crossed
[Spoken]
Take a look around
See how hard it is to survive these days
But sometimes you wonder
How long can this keep goin’ on
I guess the only thing you do is keep your fingers crossed
[Pre-Chorus]
How long will we keep this goin’ on?
When no one takes the blame, there’s so many gone
Living for today, we may not see tomorrow
[Outro]
We gotta work it out
Get back what we lost
I see shadows of a doubt
But I’m keepin’ my fingers crossed
We gotta work it out
Get back what we lost
I see shadows of a doubt
But I’m keepin’ my fingers crossed
[Verse 1]
She was just turning seventeen
He always promised her he’d stay
They were so love crazy, ‘til she had a baby
Then he turned and walked away
[Pre-Chorus]
How long will we keep this goin’ on?
Before we find a way to care for each other
Living for today, we’ll never see tomorrow
[Chorus]
We gotta work it out
Get back what we lost
I see shadows of a doubt
But I’m keepin’ my fingers crossed
[Verse 2]
He was just out to get a wreck
He was too proud to show his pain
Someone pulled a trigger
Guess he never figured he would lose at his own game
[Pre-Chorus]
How long will we keep this goin’ on?
When no one takes the blame, there’s so many gone
We could find a way, it may not be too late
[Chorus]
We gotta work it out
Get back what we lost
I see shadows of a doubt
But I’m keepin’ my fingers crossed
[Spoken]
Take a look around
See how hard it is to survive these days
But sometimes you wonder
How long can this keep goin’ on
I guess the only thing you do is keep your fingers crossed
[Pre-Chorus]
How long will we keep this goin’ on?
When no one takes the blame, there’s so many gone
Living for today, we may not see tomorrow
[Outro]
We gotta work it out
Get back what we lost
I see shadows of a doubt
But I’m keepin’ my fingers crossed
more tracks from the album
From the album
- Face the Music (1994)
New Kids on the Block popular songs
- Step by Step
- You Got It (The Right Stuff)
- Please Don’t Go Girl
- I’ll Be Loving You (Forever)
- Merry, Merry Christmas
- Valentine Girl (The C&C Quiet Storm Mix)
- The Right Stuff (The New Kids In the House Mix)
- Jealous (Blue)
- Favorite Girl
- Are You Down?
- Officially Over
- If You Go Away
- Now or Never
- Never Let You Go
- Take My Breath Away
- Call It What You Want
- Twisted
- Funny Feeling
- The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
- Girls
- Looking Like Danger
- Hangin’ Tough
- Let’s Play House
- Keepin’ My Fingers Crossed