SINCE THE DAY THAT I WAS BORN,
MY MOTHER TOLD ME SO:
BE A GOOD BOY, EAT YOUR FOOD,
DON'T ASK WHERE YOUR FATHER'S GONE.

THEN I WENT TO SCHOOL THAT HAD
BULLIES ALL AROUND.
BUT HOW WAS I TO FIGHT THEM BACK,
WHEN NO-ONE TAUGHT ME HOW?


THE WORLD IS HARD FOR LITTLE BOY,
WHOSE FATHER AIN'T AT HOME.
GOTTA LEARN OUT HOW TO BE A MAN,
SURVIVE ON YOUR OWN.


IN A SCHOOL I FELL IN LOVE,
WITH THIS SPECIAL GIRL.
BUT SOMEONE ELSE TOOK HER FROM ME,
IN THIS JUNGLE WORLD.

THEN I FELL IN MISERY,
LIKE A TIGER FROM THE ZOO:
GOT THE CLAWS AND DEER IN SIGHT,
BUT DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

THE WORLD IS HARD FOR LITTLE BOY,
WHOSE FATHER AIN'T AT HOME.
GOTTA LEARN OUT HOW TO BE A MAN,
SURVIVE ON YOUR OWN.

… SURVIVE ON YOUR OWN.