Got a spring in his step
Fighting on the dance floor
He's a West side jet
Strutting out the door
And there will come each day
A time to be afraid
But he always stands his ground

It's human nature
What doesn't kill you makes ya
He's always looking over his shoulder yeah
Won't see him running
And man I'll tell you something
Nobody throws it down like this west side jet

But he's just a boy
Who wouldn't touch a fly yeah
He's the west side jet
Who ain't afraid to cry
And like every other boy
From the other side of town
You're a west side jet
Or you're six feet underground
Cause every now and then
You gotta to put up a defence
When you know you can't back down
It's human nature
What doesn't kill you makes ya
He's always looking over his shoulder yeah
Won't see him running
But man I'll tell you something
You put your money down on the cold sure bet
Cause it's in his nature
What doesn't kill you makes ya
He's always looking over his shoulder yeah
You won't see him coming
And man I'll tell you something
Nobody throws it down like this west side jet

Each night he prays, when he's wide awake
Wishing all his pain would go away
Dreams of islands
A paradise where all his troubles
Float to space