Hot night in the city streets, old papers blowin' 'round my feet
Some dude's got his eyes on you, better walk quickly down the avenue
An angry fist beatin' on an old steel door
Tell me why you're here, who are you lookin' for?
It ain't easy, but it ain't for long, this place is crazy
Tell me where did things go wrong?

It's a tough town, gotta find a way to get outta here
It's a gamble, it's a chance you take
Talkin' 'bout a tough town, middle of the night and the street's alive
Call it what you want, but it's a tough town

2 AM, I can't get to sleep
Lyin' here on these sweat-stained sheets
Beneath my window, the city crawls
It's a rat race outside these walls, yeah

It's a tough town, gotta find a way to get outta here
No refuge, no place to run
I'm talkin' 'bout a tough town, middle of the night and the street's alive
Ain't no way around it, it's a tough town

Tough town, it's gonna turn your whole world inside out
It's a gamble, it's a chance you take
Talkin' 'bout a tough town, middle of the night and the street's alive
Call it what you want, but it's a tough town