Never thought it would be so rough
And I wonder if I have enough
To keep from breaking down

No mercy in this town

Every day is just another test

Seems I'm always second best
But you learn along the way
That's the price you have to pay


I try to stay defiant
Be tough and self-reliant

Though I get tired to the bone
Love is just a wish I keep inside
How's it gonna help me to survive?

Looks like I'm in this fight alone

And I'm livin' in desperate times

Being alive's my only crime
Don't care what I have to do
I'll find some way to make it through


Oh, and I'm livin' in desperate times
And it's too late to change my mind

'Til these desperate times are done
Gonna run, watch me run


Innocents get taken in
By the promise of an easy win
They start off so naïve

So eager to believe
But the glitter of the city lights
Only covers up a lonely night

Of strangers slamming doors
You're hungry and ignored


I've faced the competition
I've made the hard decisions
Will it be worth it in the end?

Taking any chance that comes along
Getting hard to tell
What's right or wrong

I only wish I had a friend

And I'm livin' in desperate times

Being alive's my only crime
Don't care what I have to do
I'll find some way to make it through


Oh, and I'm livin' in desperate times
And it's too late to change my mind

'Til these desperate times are done
Gonna run, watch me run


La, la, la, la, la

And I'm livin' in desperate times

Being alive's my only crime
Don't care what I have to do
I'll find some way to make it through


And I'm livin' in desperate times
Being alive's my only crime

Don't care what I have to do
I'll find some way to make it through


Oh, and I'm livin' in desperate times
And it's too late to change my mind
'Til these desperate times are done

Gonna run, Watch me run