[Boulton/MarshWiggins] Looking back down over all these years Well it seems like yesterday We didn't have much, we didn't need much And we did things our own way Teacher tried, soon had to realize We were exceptions to the rule And we learned more down on London's streets Than we ever learned in school [Chorus] And we were strong, and only the strong survive And we were strong, and only the strong survive Remember when we were young Times were hard and we played it tough And we got caught between the fire and flame It was so many years ago and nothin' lasts forever Another lesson learned On oh, only the strong survive Only the strong survive I can still recall all those smokey halls Where we spent so many nights It was a hard life, but we didn't care 'Cos what we faced we faced it together No masquerade we were renegades There can be no regrets This town has changed, those days are lost Still we never will forget Remember when we were young Times were hard and we played it tough And we got caught between the fire and flame It was so many years ago and nothin' lasts forever Another lesson learned On oh, only the strong survive Only the strong survive [Chorus] [Solo] Remember when we were young Times were hard and we played it tough And we got caught between the fire and flame It was so many years ago and nothin' lasts forever Another lesson learned On oh, only the strong survive Only the strong survive [Chorus]