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
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 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)
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 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)