I cut my teeth on the concrete Down an old alley on a backstreet
Hard knock lives in a city grind Gotta work hard running out of time
But that's just the way it is That's just the way it is
So don't knock me down When I get my feet back on the ground
Don't you judge me for my mistakes Taking as much as I can take
So don't knock me down When I get my feet back on the ground
Don't you judge me for my mistakes Taking as much as I can take
Streetlight lit down in the grid
Can't turn back when I wanna quit
All of my tears, all of my fears
Got me shook up through all these years
And that's just the way it is
That's just the way it is
That's just the way it is
That's just the way it is
So don't knock me down
When I get my feet back on the ground
Don't you judge me for my mistakes
Taking as much as I can take
So don't knock me down
When I get my feet back on the ground
Don't you judge me for my mistakes
Taking as much as I can take
Don't you judge me
Don't you judge me on my mistakes
I said don't you judge me anymore
That's just the way it is
That's just the way it is
That's just the way it is
So don't knock me down
When I get my feet back on the ground
Don't you judge me on my mistakes
I've taken as much as I can take
So don't knock me down
When I get my feet back on the ground
When I get my feet back on the ground
Don't you judge me on my mistakes
I've taken as much as I can take
I've taken as much as I can take
I've taken as much as I can take
I've taken as much as I can take