Bon Jovi - Growing Up the Hard Way - Demo lyrics

Growin' up the hard way We're growin' up the hard way She's got a blue tattoo on the back of her hand That says I love you, from the boys in the band She's been livin' on the run for almost a year Her daddy would abuse her, she's been livin' in fear She's got a diamond in her teeth and a leather beret She knows every city street from New York to LA Shes got little girl eyes And her heart's made of stone I guess you gotta grow up fast When you're out on your own Try, to hold your head up high You live and then you die Can someone tell me why? Growin' up the hard way, learnin' how to live with the pain The weight of the world on your shoulders I guess that's just the price that you pay Growin' up the hard way, it's gettin' harder every day Lying in a bed made of fire Praying to God for some rain Growin' up the hard way He was the pride and joy of his family He always was the good boy they told him he'd be But no one knew the anger that was buildin' up inside He was drinking from the bottle That his old man used to hide He stole a rented car off route 35 And when he gunned it I heard him scream 'Straight to hell I'm gonna drive' Cops came out of nowhere And that truck got in his way I'm sorry Mrs Johnson that it had to end this way Try, to hold your head up high You live and then you die Can someone tell me why? Growin' up the hard way, learning how to live with the pain The weight of the world on your shoulders I guess that's just the price that you pay Growin' up the hard way, it's gettin' harder every day Lying in a bed made of fire Praying to God for some rain Growin' up the hard way, Growin' up the hard way Growin' up the hard way, Growin' up the hard way Try, to hold your head up high Growin' up the hard way, learning how to live with the pain The weight of the world on your shoulders I guess that's just the price that you pay Growin' up the hard way, it's gettin' harder everyday Lying in a bed made of fire Praying to God for some rain Growin' up the hard way, Growin' up the hard way I'm growin' up the hard way Growin' up the hard way baby Growin' up the hard way