I earned the right to talk this way Ain't no one gonna make me change I earned the right to say "I'm the shit, so shout my name" I earned the right to walk this way Look and the god damn life I made But you don't know the price I paid I've done my time in the gutter, gutter Ain't bowing down to another, another Breaking through all the smoke screens you put up Ooh, back then we were so good Don't you smile in my face 'Cause the words that you said Feel like a gun to my head I'm through Paid my price, sacrificed for you I ain't here 'cause you saved my life The words that you said Feel like a gun to my head Feel like a gun to my head Feel like a gun to my head I earned my right to fight this way Was misunderstood and underpaid I licked the dust and liked the taste Ooh, back then we were so good Don't you smile in my face 'Cause the words that you said Feel like a gun to my head I'm through Paid my price, sacrificed for you I ain't here 'cause you saved my life The words that you said Feel like a gun to my head I've done my time in the gutter, gutter I ain't bowing down to another, another Breaking through all the smoke screens you put up ♪ I'm through