well i recall days in the city and i think back oh what a pity remembering how it wasn t pretty everyday life in the city out in the street we had to take it with friends around we couldn t fake it what wasn t there we had to make it hanging out down in the city the hard times are dead and gone but the hard times have made me strong and the hard times have made me see that the hard times ain t where i wanna be we had to fight to be accepted it wasn t right and i protested for hanging out we got arrested everyday life in the city we d go to school and then we d cut out go to the park and space our heads out we called it fun but there was some doubt hangin out down in the city the hard times are dead and gone but the hard times have made me strong and the hard times have made me see that the hard times ain t where i wanna be i don t wanna be there or even think back i don t wanna be there now i m on the right track yeah  the hard times are dead and gone but the hard times have made me strong and the hard times have made me see that the hard times ain t where i wanna be i don t wanna be there or even think back i don t wanna be there cause i m on the right track now i m on the right track i m finally on the right track i m finally on the right track3