I was born on the wrong side of town A richer man came along just to put me down But what is that I'll gain - oh If I'm gonna lie about from where I came
It's so hard to run against the tide You're gonna get beat up (Oh my love)
I'm forever beat Picking up the pieces All my life Picking up the pieces From the ashes I rise Picking up the pieces All my life Picking up the pieces I'mma gonna rise
Sometimes I hold back The cold fact that is The beauty ain't nowhere It ends where the love begins The city skies are ablaze Your lies are sun across Another mandatory
So Jack, do you pay that dude back You gotta get payback (Oh my love) I'm forever beat Picking up the pieces All my life Picking up the pieces From the ashes I rise Picking up the pieces All my life Picking up the pieces I'mma gonna rise
You're lookin at a first born Here's to good fortune Getting out the silverspoon Still worth a fortune Let me take a moment When you look me in the eyes You'll see it A cross between a lion and defiance When I been kicked down I relied on the fire That keep me on the edge Like a circus wire But I still got the net That I use when a threat Is coming to get me Coming to get ya Listen up homie Brother I'll wet ya Cause you're looking at a fighter
I was born on the wrong side of town (Fighter) Wrong side of town (Cause you're looking at a fighter) I was born on the wrong side of town (Fighter) Wrong side of town
It's so hard to run against the tide You're gonna get beat up Got to feel fist in your eye Hard times, they make you feel alive Better get your mate if I don't survive
I'm forever beat Picking up the pieces All my life Picking up the pieces From the ashes I rise Picking up the pieces All my life Picking up the pieces I'mma gonna rise
I was born on the wrong side of town Wrong side of town I was born on the wrong side of town Wrong side of town I was born on the wrong side of town Wrong side of town I was born on the wrong side of town Wrong side of town