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 **)