I've been to many places

I've seen many faces

Soft and hard, battle scarred

I've seen prison bars

Not for long, but long enough to write this song

Right or wrong, I'm a product of a battle zone

Lower East Side where it's not pretty

I see many talk it, but can they really walk it?

On the west side they show no pity

See you walking around you're bound by only fantasies

Thinking you're hard, you know that's not reality

We all see, we know you're just a wannabe

So fool the world but you can't fool me

In my home, alone, and on these streets

I've seen beefs and walked with heat

What does it all mean to me?

Not a thing, if I don't live to write and sing

About the life, about the strife, about everything.

Lower East Side where it's not pretty

I see many talk it, but can they really walk it?

On the west side they show no pity

See you walking around you're bound by only fantasies

Thinking you're hard, you know that's not reality

We all see, we know you're just a wannabe

So fool the world but you can't fool me

I've seen you come and go, all you tough guy clones

When will you leave it alone?

I've seen you come and go, all you tough guy clones

You're all from front street

You better keep it moving kid,

You don't know what you're doing here

Lower East Side where it's not pretty

I see many talk it, but can they really walk it?

On the west side they show no pity

See you walking around you're bound by only fantasies

Thinking you're hard, you know that's not reality

We all see, we know you're just a wannabe

So fool the world but you can't fool me

Walking around, you're bound by only fantasies,

Thinking you're hard, you know that's not reality.

We all see, we know you're just a wannabe,

So fool the world, but you can't fool me,

Fool the world, but you can't fool (you can't fool) me

Fool the world, but you can't fool (you can't fool) me

Fool the world, but you can't fool (you can't fool) me

Fool the world, but you can't fool (you can't fool) me!