《livin' on a prayer》是Bon Jovi乐队演唱的歌曲，由Jon Bon Jovi、Richie Sambora、Desmond Child填词，收录在专辑《slippery when wet》中。

此单曲是乐队的代表曲目，也是白金专辑Slippery When Wet中第二首登上榜单冠军的单曲，歌曲发行后便在摇滚和流行电台播放，MV更是在MTV无限循环播放。乐队凭借该曲第一次在Billboard Mainstream Rock榜单拿到第一名，并第二次荣登BillboardHot 100榜单第一名。Livin' on a Prayer讲的是一对在艰难的生活面前依然积极面对的夫妻，相信只要两人只要有爱，就一定能度过难关。

Bon Jovi乐队成立于1983年美国的新泽西，作为八九十年代最受欢迎的硬摇滚和流行金属乐队，进入21世纪后，也一直保持较高的创作水平，创造了极高的商业价值。

Once upon a time

很久很久以前

Not so long ago

不那么久以前

Tommy used to work on the docks

汤米本是码头苦力

Union's been on strike

罢工是家常便饭

He's down on his luck...it's tough, so tough

时运不济啊...生活艰苦，真心艰苦

Gina works the diner all day

吉娜整日忙于餐厅

Working for her man, she brings home her pay

为她的男人而努力，揣着工钱回家

For love - for love

不就是为了爱嘛...为了爱

She says: We've got to hold on to what we've got

她说：我们应该珍惜拥有

'Cause it doesn't make a difference

If we make it or not

不必在意成功与否

We've got each other and that's a lot

拥有彼此便已足够

For love - we'll give it a shot

为了爱-我们会孤注一掷

We're half way there

我们正在前往成功的途中

Livin' on a prayer

祈祷为生

Take my hand and we'll make it - I swear

握紧我的手，我们会成功—我发誓

Livin' on a prayer

祈祷为生

Tommy got his six string in hock

汤米典当了他的六弦琴

Now he's holding in what he used

此刻他多么不舍得他曾经

To make it talk - so tough, it's tough

弹奏的吉他...生活艰苦，真心艰苦

Gina dreams of running away

吉娜想要逃避这一切

When she cries in the night

当她在夜晚啜泣

Tommy whispers: Baby it's okay, someday

汤米轻声说：亲爱的没关系，会好起来的

We've got to hold on to what we've got

我们应该珍惜拥有

'Cause it doesn't make a difference

If we make it or not

不必在意成功与否

We've got each other and that's a lot

拥有彼此便已足够

For love - we'll give it a shot

为了爱-我们会孤注一掷

We're half way there

我们正在前往成功的途中

Livin' on a prayer

祈祷为生

Take my hand and we'll make it - I swear

握紧我的手，我们会成功—我发誓

Livin' on a prayer

祈祷为生

We've got to hold on ready or not

我们一定要撑下去 无论愿意与否

You live for the fight when it's all that you've got

当你得到一切之前你必须拼搏奋斗

We're half way there

我们正在前往成功的途中

Livin' on a prayer

祈祷为生

Take my hand and we'll make it - I swear

握紧我的手，我们会成功—我发誓

Livin' on a prayer

祈祷为生