Growing up the Hardway

He's got nothing to say, he's got no excuse

He's just made that way and he's gonna stay that way

Like a dog on the loose in a firework display, in a world of his own

No, no, no, he won't back down or go running back home

He'd come a long way in life

He's got a long way to go

He don't even know, he don't care because

He's growing up the hard way

In and out of trouble every day, hey

Growing up the hard way

Now there's no tellin' where you'll end up, boy

He's got nothing to say

Like he's lost for words, his mind in a daze

That's his way, it's just a little game he plays

He's got nowhere to run while the city sleeps

He wanders alone

Cuttin' through the steel and the hearts of stone

He's come a long way in life

He's got a long way to go

He don't even know and he don't care because

He's growing up the hard way

In and out of trouble every day

Growing up the hard way (oh-oh)

You'd better walk the straight and narrow, yeah (oh-oh)

Growing up the hard way (oh-oh)

In and out of trouble every day (oh-oh)

Growing up the hard way

Never know what you're in for, boy (oh-oh)

He's come a long way in life

He's got a long way to go

He don't wanna know and he don't care because

He's growing up the hard way (oh-oh)

In and out of trouble every day

He's growing up the hard way (oh-oh)

Yeah, and he's gonna stay that way (oh-oh)

You see, he's growing up the hard way (oh-ooh)

Walk the straight and narrow, yeah

Maybe someday, but still, he's growing up the hard way

It's just the way he's grown up, yeah

Growing up the hard way (oh-oh)

There ain't no other way (oh-oh)

Growing up the hard way (oh-oh)