[Verse 1] Boys like you were born to waste You never listen to a word I say If you think you're here to mess around You're making a big mistake You're gonna find out the hard way Gonna find out the hard way
[Verse 2] No matter what I do or say You're much too dumb to educate One day life's gonna turn around And slap you in the face You're gonna find out the hard way You can take the hard way
[Verse 3] Well, you do it your way And I'll do it my way And we'll see who's the one to survive You'll find that with no foundation or qualifications There's no way that you can get by No! No way you can get by -
[Verse 4] Why don't you take the easy way Why don't you cooperate Don't just sit there and masturbate You wanna end up illiterate Come on now!
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[Verse 5] You think life's a vacation and you've no inclination To dust away the cobwebs of your mind Now it's time for confrontation I'm tired of being patient So I've got to be cruel to be kind Yeah! I've got to be cruel to be kind -
[Verse 6] I'm wasting my vocation Teaching you to write neat When you're only fit to sweep the streets Your intellect is such That it requires a killer's touch
[Outro] I'm gonna play it your way You're gonna take the hard way I'm gonna take the hard way I'm gonna take the hard way (Hey Hey Hey)