he leaves his home
in search of city light
waves goodbye
as mum fades out of sight
out of mind he hits the streets
now he's on his own
but the streets is back
knocks him down he's all
alone
he learns to fight
that's part of city life
he learns to steal
the fight is to survive
every night he gets a gun
to make his life his own
cuts his teeth beating in my hearts of stone
he falls again
poor tortured boy
three strikes again
poor lonely boy
what you gonna do
he checks the time
cause timing's everything
he sees the man
with all his diamond rings
they sing to him
he takes his gun
and aims it on his own
he tries to do the right thing
he stops to blink
takes a life oh no
he wants to do the right thing
he falls again
he tries to do the right thing
poor tortured boy
he wants to do the right thing
three strikes again
he tried to do the right thing
four lonely boy
he wants to do the right thing
what you gonna do
who you gonna be
what you gonna do
who's gonna set you free
what you gonna do
who you gonna be
what you gonna do
who's gonna set you free
he falls again
he tries to do the right thing
poor tortured boy
he wants to do the right thing
three strikes again
he tries to do
the right thing
what you gonna do who you gonna be
what you gonna do who's gonna set you free
