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