[Verse 1]
Girl, it's plain to see
There's something on your mind
I know that you're unhappy
I need to know the score
What the future has in store
Don't you love me anymore?
[Chorus]
Hangin' on
To a hope that's gone
Love, that's gone
Hangin' on (hangin' on)
To a hope that's gone
Love, that's gone
[Verse 2]
Well, I can guess what's going on
You found somebody new
A shoulder you can cry on
He doesn't love you like I do
Would he change all his plans
The way I changed for you?
[Verse 3]
Girl, I have to speak my mind
So I'll ask you once again
Girl, you must decide
This love affair, that's been going on
I don't remember anymore
I got both knees on the floor
[Chorus]
Hangin' on
To a hope that's gone
Love, that's gone
Hangin' on
To a hope that's gone
Love, that's gone
[Bridge]
I can see him in your eyes
And I can sense him in your smile
Girl, your love for me is gone
But I'm still hanging on
I'm hanging on, hanging on, hanging on
[Chorus]
Hangin' on
To a hope that's gone
Love, that's gone
Hangin' on
To a hope that's gone
Love, that's gone
[Verse 4]
Life has a way of changing plans
Little girls grow up
Boys become men
We follow life's set routines
And while we live with Golden Rule
We surrender all our dreams
[Chorus x2]
Hangin' on
To a hope that's gone
Love, that's gone
Hangin' on
To a hope that's gone
Love, that's gone