It's not a BJ song, but it's still Richie, so it still counts.
Father Time:

It was a very rough time in my life. Me and my family had moved to a new country and we were doing well for the first year or so and then my dad out of nowhere started to suffer from depression. It was a shock for me and my mother because dad was probably the happiest and most confident person we knew. In a matter of 2 or 3 days all of that went down the toilet. He was battling depression for about 6 months and I was getting bullied at school. This was a period of my life that I want to forget. So when I came back from school, I really had no friends to hang out with. Then I started to listen to Bon Jovi. There are a handful of songs that I can associate with this time of my life and the struggle, but Father Time was the main one. I listened to it almost everyday and just listening to the lyrics I realised how much I loved and needed my dad. I wanted him to get better. I also wanted him to get help. He didn't want any though. After 6 months, dad finally felt better and started being an active and positive person again. I thank Richie and Desmond for writing this song because honestly, I don't know if I would've had the strength to make my dad believe in love and live again.