I've been to many places   I've seen many faces   Soft and hard, battle-scarred   I've seen prison bars   Not for long, but long enough to write this song   Right or wrong, I'm a product of a battle zone      Lower East Side where it's not pretty   I see many talk it, but can they really walk it?   On the west side they show no pity      I see ya walkin' around, you're bound by only fantasies.   Thinking you're hard, you know it's not reality.   We all see, we know you're just a wannabe   So fool the world, but you can't fool me.      In my home, alone, and on these streets   I've seen beefs, and walked with heat   What does it all mean to me?   Not a thing, if I don't live to write and sing   About the life, about strife, about everything      Lower East Side where it's not pretty   I see many talk it, but can they really walk it?   On the west side they show no pity      I see ya walkin' around, you're bound by only fantasies.   Thinking you're hard, you know it's not reality.   We all see, we know you're just a wannabe   So fool the world, but you can't fool me.      I see ya walkin' around, you're bound by only fantasies.   Thinking you're hard, you know it's not reality.   We all see, we know you're just a wannabe   So fool the world, but you can't fool me.      I've seen ya come and go, all you tough guy clones   When will you leave it alone?   I've seen ya come and go, all you tough guy clones   You're all from Front Street   Better keep it moving, kid   You don't know what you're doing here.      Lower East Side where it's not pretty   I see many talk it, but can they really walk it?   On the west side they show no pity      I see ya walkin' around, you're bound by only fantasies.   Thinking you're hard, you know it's not reality.   We all see, we know you're just a wannabe   So fool the world, but you can't fool me.      I see ya walkin' around, you're bound by only fantasies.   Thinking you're hard, you know it's not reality.   We all see, we know you're just a wannabe   So fool the world, but you can't fool me.      Fool the world, but you can't fool me.   Fool the world, but you can't fool me.   Fool the world, but you can't fool me.   Fool the world, but you can't fool me.