Outside the window, the neon flashes

In the morning light

Down on the sidewalk, there's a woman with a problem

But she don't know how to fight She's destitute and broken down

She softly whispers, is there no one around?

And no one hears the sound

Her knees give way and hit the ground This is the toughest street in town

This is the toughest street in town

This is the toughest street in town

This is the toughest Like a rat in a pack

It attacks from the back

Through a crack in a track

And you're taking smack And Jack has had a hard day

No one told him it would be like this

He's had to score the hard way

And there's that trick he'll always miss This is the toughest street in town

This is the toughest, it's tough stuff

This is the toughest street around

This is the toughest [Unverified] It's just another black spot

Where far too many people have died

It's just another grave yard

And there's not too many people left alive This is the toughest, are you tough enough?

This is the toughest, are you rough enough?

This is the toughest, can you bluff enough? Just a minor misery did me no harm

But it's there as a constant reminder and it's there to warn

The neon is still flashing in the morning light

Down on the sidewalk, that woman was blown away out of sight All across the city no one gives a damn

All across the city no one seems to understand

This is the toughest, this is the toughest street in town

This is the toughest street around, this is the toughest Are you rough enough?

This is the toughest

If I were you, I wouldn't come around here

This is the toughest, this is the toughest

Are you tough enough?