All my life I'm paying my dues Only 'cause I gamble with so much to lose Who am I to say if I'm gonna get away Trying to make a living not making any pay Gotta do what I can to survive The music is the only thing keeping me alive All these cats keep staring me down Trying to run my ass right out of this town All these cats keep staring me down Trying to run my ass right out of this town I ain't gonna look, I ain't gonna listen I'm just gonna continue on my mission Hey, I'm here to stay You can go ahead and intimidate me All you gonna do is really just make me Try to prove you wrong, try if I must Sing a little song, leave you in the dust We coulda been in harmony You're just looking for an enemy All these cats keep staring me down Trying to run my ass right out of this town All these cats keep staring me down Trying to run my ass right out of this town I ain't gonna look, I ain't gonna listen I'm just gonna continue on my mission Hey, I'm here to stay Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah All these cats keep staring me down Trying to run my ass right out of this town All these cats keep staring me down Trying to run my ass right out of this town I ain't gonna look, I ain't gonna listen I'm just gonna continue on my mission Hey, I'm here to stay All these cats keep staring me down Trying to run my ass right out of this town All these cats keep staring me down Trying to run my ass right out of this town I ain't gonna look, I ain't gonna listen I'm just gonna continue on my mission Hey, I'm here to stay I'm here to stay I'm here to stay