you gotta roll with the punches to get to what is real knock down the bastards and show them how it feels cause you know it s not easy when you feel they go out of their way to get you it s not easy when you feel they go out of their way to get to you and all your dreams are coming true and now you wish they d stayed inside you it s not easy when you feel they go out of their way to get you it s not easy when you feel they go out of their way to get to stand by me yeah stand by me yeah stand by me yeah line them up knock them down they all come running when the word gets around you gotta roll with the punches to get to what is real knock down the bastards and show them how it feels cause you know it s not easy when you feel they go out of their way to get you it s not easy when you feel they go out of their way to get to stand by me yeah stand by me yeah stand by me yeah line them up knock them down they all come running when the word gets around