If it takes too long Can you give me time? To make it come alive I won't be bought And I can't be sold And I'm not that old Broken hands toil on Take away the ties Let me see the light I'm a Black Eyed Dog And a Ghetto Child Cut me loose, I'm running wild Down your diving for a penny Street smart tough and iron wise Best of it you bet I'm making Yet I never have a dime Brother can you help me Learn to help myself This is not a dream Just the way things be Fighting for my sanity Resort to thievery Just to get on by 'Cause I refuse to live to die All my friends are dead Or rotting in a cell But I'll see them when I get to Hell Have a drink on me From this bag of wine All we have is time Down your diving for a penny Streets smart tough and iron wise Best of it you bet I'm making Yet I never have a dime Brother you can't help me Let me help myself I ain't the one You'll never break me see I'm not the one to taste your treachery Accuse me now Right here to my face I laugh at you and put you in your place I'll stand my ground / no won't go easy Oh they stare me down / no I won't go easy Tear me down / Won't go easy Bring it on / Won't go easy I ain't the one You'll never break me see I'm not the one to taste your treachery Accuse me now Right here to my face Laugh at you And put you in your place