All my life, been payin' my dues Only ‘cause I gamble with so much to lose Who am I to say if I'm gonna get away Tryin' to make a livin,' not making any pay Gotta do what I can to survive The music is the only thing keeping me alive But all these cats keep starin' me down Tryin' a run my a** right out of this town All these cats keep starin' me down Tryin' a run my a** right out of this town I ain't gonna look, I ain't gonna listen I'm just gonna continue on my mission Hey, I'm here to stay You can go ahead and intimidate me All you're gonna do is really just make me Try to prove you wrong, try if I must Sing a little song, leave you in the dust We coulda been in harmony But you're just looking for an enemy All these cats keep starin' me down Tryin' a run my a** right out of this town All these cats keep starin' me down Tryin' a run my a** right out of this town I ain't gonna look, I ain't gonna listen I'm just gonna continue on my mission Hey, I'm here to stay Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah All these cats keep starin' me down Tryin' a run my a** right out of this town All these cats keep starin' me down Tryin' a run my a** right out of this town I ain't gonna look, I ain't gonna listen I'm just gonna continue on my mission Hey, I'm here to stay All these cats keep starin' me down Tryin' a run my a** right out of this town All these cats keep starin' me down Tryin' a run my a** right out of this town I ain't gonna look, I ain't gonna listen I'm just gonna continue on my mission Hey, I'm here to stay I'm here to stay I'm here to stay