My eyes are poppin from the pressure, pulse poundin in my brain From another day another damn dollar down the drain Stuck here on the freeway, goin nowhere fast Except maybe the poorhouse the way Im burnin gas Its a hard life Yeah its a hard life Yeah its a hard life livin in the city Well I cant get the work with these broke down tools But I cant afford to fix em if I play it by the rules Its a vicious cycle its a chicken or the egg Id like one of each with gravy but Id probably have to beg Its a hard life Yeah its a hard life Yeah its a hard life livin in the city Well I got a scrawny cat thats been hangin round some He scratches like a devil and he steals like a bum But I dont really mind it cause I know how it feels Tryin to catch a rat and not get crushed by the wheels Its a hard life Yeah its a hard life Yeah its a hard life livin in the city You might also likeWell Ive got a good heart, hell I aint a bad kid But the city made me do some things I wish I never did I oughta pack it up, head on back to the holler A couple more weeks here and Ill probably need a lawyer Its a hard life Yeah its a hard life Yeah its a hard life livin in the city Yeah its a hard life livin in the city Yeah its a hard life livin in the city
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