In the town that I was born in they said that I was wildA bad seed born to lose foreverMy Daddy used to teach me with the backside of his handOh Lord, I guess he didn't know betterLeaving was a long long time comingI don't know now where the courage was foundCause they said "Boy, you'll never amount to nothin'"But oh Lord,I stared my demons downI had one hand on the bible another hand on the wheelAnd I headed out in search of my horizonsThere's just one thing that I know for certainGrowing old don't make a boy a manWhen my time comes and they raise the final curtainsI'll know I took a standI stared my demonsI stared my demons downBlack smoke'll fill up the skyAs my bridges burn to the groundI'll hold my head up highAs I walk right through this townDon't need no simple mindsTelling me who I amSo I came back to say goodbyeLook 'em in the eyesAnd stare my demons down
House of Lords
In the town that I was born in they said that I was wildA bad seed born to lose foreverMy Daddy used to teach me with the backside of his handOh Lord, I guess he didn't know betterLeaving was a long long time comingI don't know now where the courage was foundCause they said "Boy, you'll never amount to nothin'"But oh Lord,I stared my demons downI had one hand on the bible another hand on the wheelAnd I headed out in search of my horizonsThere's just one thing that I know for certainGrowing old don't make a boy a manWhen my time comes and they raise the final curtainsI'll know I took a standI stared my demonsI stared my demons downBlack smoke'll fill up the skyAs my bridges burn to the groundI'll hold my head up highAs I walk right through this townDon't need no simple mindsTelling me who I amSo I came back to say goodbyeLook 'em in the eyesAnd stare my demons down