Verse 1Beyond Broadway, Near The SticksIt’s Double Wides And Ranch Style BricksHomeless Camps, Monthly Food StampsTumbleweed Trash On The Off RampAbandoned Barns, Low Ridin’ CarsFindin’ Old Playboys In The BackyardChain Link Fences, Dirt Bike PrincesBeer And Cigarettes Are Basic ExpensesChorusThe Asphalt’s A Little RougherGrowin’ Up’s A Little TougherIt’s Where What You Had Was All You GotAnd A Hard Knock Life Needs A Few More KnocksOver There In AntiochVerse 2Barkley Square’s Where I Took My LicksTeeth First In A Gravel DitchYa Run From Cops, Don’t Get CaughtSnitch On Ya Friends You’re Kickin’ RocksNews At Five Says First In CrimeDown Power Lines Get Last In LineTrucks On Blocks On Every BlockClose Your Windows, Lock Your LocksChorusThe Asphalt’s A Little RougherGrowin’ Up’s A Little TougherIt’s Where What You Had Was All You GotAnd A Hard Knock Life Needs A Few More KnocksOver There In AntiochBridgeTattoos, Juvenile Court And Out On BailMore Than A Few Nights Spent In The County JailMight Not Be Ya Mama’s Ideal Kinda CrowdBut We’re A “Walk A Mile In Our Shoes” Kinda Proud CauseChorusThe Asphalt’s A Little RougherGrowin’ Up’s A Little TougherIt’s Where What You Had Was All You GotAnd A Hard Knock Life Needs A Few More KnocksOver There In Antioch
