(verse 1):
from the land of the free to the jewel of the empire
does the truth only come from the top of a holy man's spire?
From three paces back, covered head to toe
are the rules just for the masses and written just for show

(pre chorus):
where the beat goes -- nobody knows
where the street goes -- nobody knows

(chorus):
do you stand up, lay down or follow?
What will it be?
Will it all be the same again tomorrow?
What will it be?
You can claim it but the words are hollow
do you stand up, lay down or swallow?
What will it be?

(verse 2):
thug life, street life - both sides of the world
not a bit of glamour ? No one listens to the words
survival of the fittest ? Or maybe how you?re born
the kids bear the burden when there?s no shelter from the storm

(pre chorus):
where the children go -- nobody knows
where the money goes -- nobody knows

(chorus):
do you stand up, lay down or follow?
What will it be?
Will it all be the same again tomorrow?
What will it be?
You can claim it but the words are hollow
do you stand up, lay down or swallow?
What will it be?