Keep It Together -- Madonna

Charted: 1990
Peaked at #8
Sire -- 19986
From the album "Like A Prayer"
Written by Madonna / Stephen Bray
B-Side "Keep It Together" Instrumental
Cassette -- 4:35

Keep, keep it together
Keep people together forever and ever (4 x)

I got brothers, I got some sisters too
Stuck in the middle, tell you what I'm gonna do
Gonna get out of here, I'm gonna leave this place
So I can forget every single hungry face
I'm tired of sharing all the hand-me-downs
To get attention, I must always be the clown
I wanna be different, I wanna be on my own
But, daddy said listen, you will always have a home

Chorus:
Keep it together in the family
They're a reminder of your history
Brothers and sisters, they hold the key
To your heart and your soul
Don't forget that your family is gold

I hit the big time, but, I still get the blues
Everyone's a stranger, city life can get to you
People can be so cold, never want to turn your back
Just givin' to get something
Always wanting something back
When I get lonely and I need to be
Loved for who I am, not what they want to see
Brothers and sisters, they've always been there for me
We have a connection, home is where the heart should be

Chorus

When I look back on all the misery
And all the heartache that they brought to me
I wouldn't change it for another chance
'Cause, blood is thicker than any other circumstance

Keep it together, keep it together
When I get lonely and I need to be
Loved for who I am, not what they want to see
Brothers and sisters, they've always been there for me
We have a connection, home is where the heart should be

When I look back on all the misery
And all the heartache that they brought to me
I wouldn't change it for another chance
'Cause, blood is thicker than any circumstance

Chorus

Keep, keep it together
Keep people together forever and ever (4 x)