| Life is a beat down you better understand
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| So stop your crying sissy and take it like a man
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| Nobody gives you nothing if you can’t get it on
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| Life is beat down and your word is your bond
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| Yeah only the strong survive
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| There are two kinds of people who always come my way
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| Evil looking mothers and those who run away
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| Meek mild and timid like Clark before is was Superman
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| When they come into my life I try to lend a helping hand
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| Life is beat down you better understand
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| So stop your crying sissy and take it like a man
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| Nobody gives you nothing if you can’t get it on
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| Life is beat down and your word is your bond
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| Yeah only the strong survive
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| I used to be a bad boy running from the law
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| Knocking all that cocaine knocking all them whores
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| Running like a locomotive running out of steam
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| Till I found a piece of the American dream
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| Then I found a guitar fell into my hand
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| Now I’m playing for myself I’m not a company man
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| So you better eat your wheaties if you want to take my seat
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| I came up in the old school and I don’t accept defeat
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| Life is beat down you better understand
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| So stop your crying sissy and take it like a man
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| Nobody gives you nothing if you can’t get it on
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| Life is beat down and your word is your bond
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| Each night on MTV I heard some rock star whining
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| About his record sales and how his stars not shining
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| He tries to blame his Mama his Sister and his Daddy
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| He should shut his mouth sit down and roll a fatty
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| And let the smoke clear out the fog that’s clouding his brain
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| But all the ever thinks about is money sex and frame
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| And all that liposuction
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| and all that mass production
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| He sits and counts his bank while he lets the devil fuck him
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| And maybe he can find a way to make a contribution
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| Cause you gotta sing the blues if you wanna pay your dues
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| And you know it don’t come easy
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| Life is beat down you better understand So stop your crying sissy and take it
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| like a man Nobody gives you nothing if you can’t get it on Life is beat down
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| and your word is your bond |