Raised up with two kinds of people   The good ones and the bad   I was taught from early on   The only choice I had      Now I see, it's clear to me   What was in the plan   Had to walk the walk and talk the talk   And try to be a man      I swear the wind took me away   But now I'm here again today, yeah      I'm back on the mean streets   Oh, it's the only thing I know   Never change me, it was born in my soul   And it don't take much to make me mad   Push me a little and I bring back   I've a mean streak, oh   Yeah, I'm back on the mean streets      Somebody stole my money   I heard a brother say   Used to we'd fight it out   That was yesterday      Just because you're packin' son   Don't make you a man   If you shoot to kill, what's the thrill   Why don't you understand      Each time I walk outside my door   We need a change and that's for sure      I'm back on the mean streets   Oh, it's the only thing I know   Never change me, it was born in my soul   And it don't take much to make me mad   Push me a little and I bring back   I've a mean streak, oh   Yeah, I'm back on the mean streets      Do you ever think about where you're goin'?   Have you ever thought about where you've been?   Will you ever pass this way again?   There's a fear and you know it   But inside, you can't show it   No where for you to run and hide      I'm back on the mean streets   Yes, it's the only thing I know   Never change me, it was born in my soul   And it don't take much to make me mad   Push me a little and I bring back   I've a mean streak   Yeah, I'm back on the mean streets      Yeah, I'm back on the mean streets, baby   I'm back on the mean streets   I'm back on the mean streets   On the mean streets   Don't take much to take me back