when i was in skool you know i always got the blame i caused a lot of trouble and played a lot of games fought with the kids from the other side of town they always tried their best but they never put us down went to the movies almost every friday night 2 bit picked the girls and dally picked the fights late at night when everybody s gone to bed we were sitting in the park smoking cigarettes livin on the outside never knowin better livin on the outside never knowing whether livin on the outside we would live or we would die livin on the outside fighting for our lives johnny and pony tried to run away a couple of guys met them on the way had no choice he had to use a knife but that s how it goes when you re fighting for your life trouble with the law they ended on the run headed for the hills with just money and a gun they say help yourself cause that s what life s about but now johnny s in the hospital never coming out livin on the outside never knowin better livin on the outside never knowing whether livin on the outside we would live or we would die livin on the outside fighting for our lives the word on the streets is there s a rumble going down tonight at 9 o clock and they don t fuck around skin on skin no weapons are allowed we re gonna drive them out of our side of town we re gonna win gonna fight gonna prove we rule the night gonna win gonna try but it won t mean shit when everybody dies 