You said you came
From a train
With dreams so wild
You're still a child

They said the streets were paved with gold
But you're the one that's bought and sold
All your friends meet nasty ends, you say

Girls are working hard all day
To get a trick or two
The boys are hustling away
'Cause their protection's due

They said the streets were paved with gold
But you're the one that's bought and sold
All your friends meet nasty ends, you say

Low life
Low life
Low life
Low life

You said you came
From a train
With dreams so wild
You're still a child
They said the streets were paved with gold
But you're the one that's bought and sold
All your friends meet nasty ends, you say

Low life
Low life
Low life
Low life

Low life (the girls are working hard all day)
Low life (to get a trick or two)
Low life (the boys are hustling away)
Low life ('cause their protection's due)

Low life (the girls are working hard all day)
Low life (to get a trick or two)
Low life (the boys are hustling away)
Low life ('cause their protection's due)

Low life (the girls are working hard all day)
Low life (to get a trick or two)
Low life (the boys are hustling away)
Low life ('cause their protection's due)