Rough Side of Town

A chain swings past my head My knife connects and someone is dead I take my life in to my hands Holding a club and taking a stand Life is long and it’ll bring you down, When you’ve got to live on the rough side of town Yeah life is long, and it’ll bring you down When you’ve got to live on the rough side of town. One night we all met out in the street Out Shot stepped out for out gangs to meet, Our leader yelled and the fight began I pulled out my knife and I took my stand A boy lay in the road blood, running from his head People gather ‘round I think he is dead Off in the distance I hear a siren cry And I know tomorrow may be my turn to die Yeah life seems so long and it brings you down, When you’ve got to live on the rough side of town Yeah life is long, and it’ll bring you down When you’ve got to live on the rough side of town.