Never thought it would be so rough
And I wonder if I have enough
To keep from breaking down
No mercy in this townEvery day is just another test
Seems I'm always second best
But you learn along the way
That's the price you have to payI try to stay defiant
Be tough and self-reliant
Though I get tired to the boneLove is just a wish you keep inside
How's it gonna help me to survive
Looks like I'm in this fight aloneAnd I'm living in desperate times
Being alive's my only crime
Don't care what I have to do
I'll find some way to make it throughOh, and I'm living in desperate times
And it's too late to change my mind
Till these desperate times are done
Gonna run, watch me runInnocents get taken in
By the promise of an easy win
They start off so naive
So eager to believeBut the glitter of the city lights
Only covers up a lonely night
Of strangers slamming doors
You're hungry and ignoredI've faced the competition
I've made the hard decisions
Will it be worth it in the end?Taking any chance that comes along
Getting hard to tell what's right or wrong
I only wish I had a friendAnd I'm livin' in desperate times
Being alive's my only crime
Don't care what I have to do
I'll find some way to make it throughOh, and I'm livin' in desperate times
And it's too late to change my mind
Till these desperate times are done
Gonna run, watch me runAnd I'm livin' in desperate times
Being alive's my only crime
Don't care what I have to do
I'll find some way to make it throughAnd I'm livin' in desperate times
Being alive's my only crime
Don't care what I have to do
I'll find some way to make it throughOh, and I'm livin' in desperate times
And it's too late to change my mind
Till these desperate times are done
Gonna run, watch me run