I was born on the back streets on the rotten side of town (*)
I never had me nothing just people pulling me down
I'm livin' on the dark side across the rail road track
Leavin' wasn't easy, but
I'm never going back
Never surrender (**)
When you're up against the wall
Never surrender
Stand up, fight them all
I'm sticking in the fast lane
I never wanna' quit
I'm takin' all my chances,
I'm gonna take them quick
I started from the bottom,
I'm headin' to the top
Ain't nobody gonna help you boy, 'cause we're never gonna stop (Repeat **) (Repeat *) (Repeat **)
I was born on the back streets on the rotten side of town (*)
I never had me nothing just people pulling me down
I'm livin' on the dark side across the rail road track
Leavin' wasn't easy, but
I'm never going back
Never surrender (**)
When you're up against the wall
Never surrender
Stand up, fight them all
I'm sticking in the fast lane
I never wanna' quit
I'm takin' all my chances,
I'm gonna take them quick
I started from the bottom,
I'm headin' to the top
Ain't nobody gonna help you boy, 'cause we're never gonna stop (Repeat **) (Repeat *) (Repeat **)