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