Life is a beat down you better understand Stop your crying, sissy, take it like a man, oh yeah Life is a beat down you better understand Stop your crying, sissy, take it like a man, oh yeah Two kinds of people who always come my way Evil looking mothers and those who run away Meek mild and timid like Clark was called Superman Come into my life, you know I lend a helping hand Life is a beat down you better understand Stop your crying, sissy, take it like a man, oh yeah Life is a beat down you better understand Stop your crying, sissy, take it like a man, oh yeah I used to be a bad boy running from the law Knocking all that cocaine and knocking all the whores Running like a locomotive out of steam Got a piece of the American dream Then I got a guitar fell into my hand Playing for myself I'm not a company man Got to eat your Wheaties if you want to take my seat I came up in the old school and I don't accept defeat Life is a beat down you better understand Stop your crying, sissy, take it like a man, oh yeah Life is a beat down you better understand Stop your crying, sissy, take it like a man, oh yeah Each night on MTV I hear some rocks star whining About their record sales and how their star's not shining Tryin' to blame his Mama his Sister and his Daddy He should shut his mouth sit down and roll a fatty And let the smoke clear out the fog that's clouding his brain But all the ever thinks about is money sex and frame And all that liposuction, and all that mass production He sits and counts his bank while he lets the devil fuck him And maybe he can find a way to make a contribution 'Cause you gotta sing the blues if you wanna pay your dues And you know it don't come easy Life is a beat down you better understand Stop your crying, sissy, take it like a man, oh yeah Life is a beat down you better understand Stop your crying, sissy, take it like a man, oh yeah