Not without a purpose and it's not without a fight I've got three tales to tell you so please sit tight It's the story of three underdogs who've grown to see their light Not without a purpose, not without a fight Been away for far too long, you're on my mind Got your picture and I stare at it all the time Minutes turn to hours, hours into days And as each one pa**es by it feels all the same But the lights they go dark, Man In Black on the P.A. Walk up the stairs as one again to decimate the stage Not without a purpose and it's not without a fight Our spirit lives forever blinded by the city lights If we keep our act together we might make another night Not without a purpose, not without a fight Hey, I was always just another average kid Looking up to the Pistols, idolizing Sid I guess my parents never really felt the same Spikes and leather jackets hurt my family name Now I'm on the streets, now I've been locked out Friends and punk rock music were the only way out Started as a firm believer, now I own my doubts As it's pretty clear a civil war has broken out A Southie iron worker leaving work behind
As W.M.D. propaganda warped my fragile mind But now I've lived the truth, my eyes are open wide E.T.S. to Boston leave an oil war behind Not without a purpose and it's not without a fight Another poor kid caught up in a fire fight I don't believe in Jesus but I pray to God tonight Not without a purpose, not without a fight Never give up, never give in, never walk away, always fighting Never give up, never give in, never walk away, always fighting Been away for far too long, you're on my mind Got your picture and I stare at it all the time Minutes turn to hours, hours into days And as each one pa**es by it feels all the same Not without a purpose and it's not without a fight Our spirit lives forever blinded by the city lights If we keep our act together we might make another night Not without a purpose, not without a fight Not without a purpose and it's not without a fight Our spirit lives forever blinded by the city lights If we keep our act together we might make another night Not without a purpose, not without a fight Not without a purpose, not without a fight