Welcome to the streets of no return
One wrong move leaves you to burn
You look all around and see the world in pain
You've got to be hard to avoid the flames
You roll the dice of destiny
It's your only chance if you want to be free
Get a good shake, you'll break the curse
But if you lose things will only get worse

(pre-chorus)
Riots in the city streets
Fires are engulfing the weak
Fibers of society are starting to tear
As the American dream becomes a nightmare

(chorus)
That's life in the school of hard knocks
Where people try to swim rivers in concrete socks That's life in the school of hard knocks
Where departure comes easy in a pine wood box

Read the lines, another one deceased
Violence reigns in this time of peace
No haven is safe for your kids or wife
For a measly dollar someone will take your life
Yet you've got to be mean, bring down the boot
10 eyes for an eye, 10 teeth for a tooth
In the concrete jungle there's just one rule
Do unto others before they do unto you!

(pre-chorus)
Riots in the city streets
Fires are engulfing the weak
Fibers of society are starting to tear
As the American dream becomes a nightmare

(chorus)
That's life in the school of hard knocks
Where people try to swim rivers in concrete socks That's life in the school of hard knocks
Where departure comes easy in a pine wood box

From this urban nightmare there's no escape
Your chance of survival depends,
On your learning to hate
It's survival of the fittest,
The weak will die
When you look at the reaper,
Spit in his eye

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