We got problems in the streets again Drowning in the violence, it's getting pretty tense A lot of hunger in the faces I see A lot of bitterness, communal emptiness Don't trust the waterfront Chemicals hide with the skeletons Don't trust their false pretexts Counterfeit lives are your best defense, I say You got to, got to, got to go hard And darling, darling, darling, go hard You got to, got to, got to go hard And darling, darling, darling, go hard We got issues that we can't change Quickly as we'd like to, as we need to And I'm worried it will backspin Bullying at the linchpin, leaving us victims Don't trust the waterfront Chemicals hide with the skeletons Don't trust their false pretexts Counterfeit lives are your best defense, I say You got to, got to, got to go hard And darling, darling, darling, go hard You got to, got to, got to go hard And darling, darling, darling, go hard Headfirst past the point of no return It's the only way left to go Keep talking while the years go by Got to go hard, please go hard You got to, got to, got to go hard And darling, darling, darling, go hard You got to, got to, got to go hard And darling, darling, darling, go hard You got to, got to, got to go hard And darling, darling, darling, go hard Go hard, go hard, go hard, go hard