Rough Town

[Verse 1]

Hot night in the city streets

Old papers blowin' 'round my feet

Some dude's got his eyes on you

Better walk quickly down the avenue

Somewhere, somebody's baby cries

A new heart beats as another one dies

[Pre-Chorus]

It ain't easy, but you live and learn

If you don't get what you want

You might get what you deserve

[Chorus]

It's a rough town

You give it all just to live in fear

No refuge, no place to run

Talkin' 'bout a rough town

Gotta find a way to get outta here

Ain't no way around it

It's a rough town

[Verse 2]

Cold dawn comes with the break of day

Morning sky turns gun metal grey

From an upstairs window there's a woman scream

A nightmare vision from some junkies dream

An angry fist beatin' on an old steel door

Tell me why you're here

Who you lookin' for?

[Pre-Chorus]

It ain't easy, but it ain't for long

This place is crazy

Tell me where did things go wrong?

[Chorus]

It's a rough town

Middle of the night and the street's alive

It's a gamble, it's a chance you take

Talkin' 'bout a rough town

Gonna turn your world inside out

Call it what you want, but it's a rough town

[Bridge]

2 AM I can't get to sleep

I been lyin' here on these sweat-stained sheets

Beneath my window the city crawls

It's a rat race outside these walls

Yeah, yeah

[Chorus]

It's a rough town

You give it all just to live in fear

No refuge, no place to run

Talkin' 'bout a rough town

Gotta find a way to get outta here

Ain't no way around it

It's a rough town

It's a rough town

Middle of the night and the street's alive

It's a gamble, it's a chance you take

Talkin' 'bout a rough town

Gonna turn your world inside out

Call it what you want, but it's a rough town

Rough town