ain t gonna break my spirit ain t gonna break my stride when you ain t got nothin you got nothin to hide its a long hard struggle tryin to live my life cos you re born with nothing then you work to die don t believe it pass the buck hard livin hard luck don t wanna be no preacher don t wanna be no king i ll never rule the roost no i ll never have everything and if the hand i m given is gonna grind me down then i m aboard the first train and heading outta town don t believe it pass the buck hard livin hard fuckin luck see its all about livin and how we re not born lucky it s how we choose to lose you see i love misfortune and i cheated on luck but if it s all forgiven then i dont give a fuck don t believe it pass the buck hard livin hard fuckin luck