You feel the damp in the evening air   You see them standing, you can feel their stare   You hear their insults, you can hear them shout   You try to answer but no words come out   Your face gets hotter as the anger rise   You can see excitement in their eyes   As they free their aggression in the usual way   It's easier to fight, harder just to walk away      The streets are empty as you're going home   You got your collar turned against the cold   You're tired and hungry and you're fit to drop   The rain is pouring won't it ever stop   You hear a voice from the alleyway   Saying "Come here boy don't I know your name"   And there's no use in running so you gotta stay   It's easier to fight, harder just to walk away      The corner boys on the march again   Got a size 10 boot where they keep their brain   Drinking cheap wine acting hard and loud   You cross the road get lost in the crowd   You feel your heart beat as the taunts ring out   No comprehension what it's all about   They don't need a reason for this anyway   But it's easier to fight, harder just to walk away      So you stand and lash out, though you know that it's wrong   And it's hard to believe that's how we get along   Here in every city, happens every day   Easier just to fight, easier just to fight   Easier just to fight than walk away      No sense of logic in a flying fist   No point in calculating what they've missed   That's what we made them, it's not their fault   We just ignored them when they needed taught   You hear a voice from inside your head   Saying "With that life you'd be better off dead"   You know they got no hope from day to day   But it's hard to try and help, much easier to walk away