Words and music by John Kay, Michael Wilk and Rockett Ritchotte



If the heart is a lonely hunter

Then the mind is a loaded gun

Sometimes it begins to wonder

If the love you seek is on the run

All day you've been thinkin' 'bout the coming night

It's the only time you really fear

It holds no tenderness

For you're alone in this wilderness



Hold on, never give up, never give in

Stay young and believe in your chance to win

Hold on, never give up, never give in

Stay young and don't ever betray your dreams



A rough night in the daily jungle

And it's tough times on the nightly news

Somehow you ignore the rumble

Of the heart that's shakin' in your shoes

"Someday", you just keep on sayin'

"Someday, I will find a way to live my dream"

But there's no guarantee

Still, you got hope and your fantasy



Hold on, never give up, never give in

Stay young and believe in your chance to win

Hold on, never give up, never give in

Stay young and don't ever betray your dreams



Keep on dreaming, keep on scheming

Stay fast and young, your time will come

Keep on hoping, keep on coping

Stay fast and young, your time will come

Keep on believing, keep on achieving

Stay fast and young, your time will come



© 1986 Rambunctious Music (ASCAP), 

Michael John Music (BMI), 

Attlebrat (BMI)