The boy inside the man, looks hard into the night The neighbourhood can't get to sleep The stereo is playing something hard and fast The boy is tough, he plays for keeps
No one's gonna tell him he's too wild Everybody knows he's a problem child He's a hard rock, he's a hard rock, he's a hard rock kid (kid) It's a hard time, it's a fine line, for a hard rock kid He's a hard rock, he's a hard rock, he's a hard rock kid (kid) Leave him alone, he's in a hard rock zone
In the shadows, there's a heart that's beating strong And through the night, he feels the heat He's like a stranger as he dances on the stage He's made a promise that he can't keep
But no one's gonna tell the boy he's wild Everybody knows he's a hungry child He's a hard rock, he's a hard rock, he's a hard rock kid (kid) It's a fine line, it's a hard time, for a hard rock kid He's a hard rock, he's a hard rock, he's a hard rock kid (kid) Leave him alone, he's in a hard rock zone
She watches as he turns, pretending not to care And yet she knows the way he feels The need for love so strong, together they can win For now the music's all that's real
But no one's gonna tell the boy he's wild Everybody knows he's a problem child He's a hard rock, he's a hard rock, he's a hard rock kid (kid) It's a hard time, it's a fine line, for a hard rock kid He's a hard rock, he's a hard rock, he's a hard rock kid (kid) Leave him alone, he's in a hard rock zone He's a hard rock, he's a hard rock, he's a hard rock kid (kid) It's a hard time, it's a fine line, for a hard rock kid He's a hard rock, he's a hard rock, he's a hard rock kid (kid) Leave him alone, he's in a hard rock zone