The Wild Side

If ain't nobody tell you nada or interfere You're on the right track with the wrong idea Walkin' on the wild side (wild side, wild side...) The wild side (the wild side...) Walkin' on the wild side, checkin' your rear Danger may seem closer than it appear Workin' up a sweat, chasin' all of your fear Probably goin' deaf from all of the cheer Now you're cryin' out, but nobody hear And you're reachin' out, but nobody here But you're walkin' on the wild side (the wild side) The wild side (the wild side) Walkin' on the wild side (the wild side) The wild side (the wild side) Walkin' on the wild side, the ghetto is clear Cracks in the windshield, smears in the mirror Hustle from the gutter to the top of the hill Now you're standin' in the spotlight, but nobody sees you They just see your wild side, isn't it weird? Make you wanna outright disappear Party like a rock-star, how does it feel? You done turned your lifestyle into a career Of walkin' on the wild side (the wild side) The wild side (the wild side) Walkin' on the wild side (the wild side) The wild side (the wild side) Walkin' on the wild side (the wild side) The wild side (the wild side) Walkin' on the wild side The wild side (the wild side) (Yeah) walkin' on the wild Life is psychedelic, yeah, it's quite the mind trip Walkin' on the wild side Peer pressure rarely turns coal to diamonds I dived in headfirst into shallow waters It wasn't deep enough, I emerged and swam farther They whispered my accomplishments and yelled my failures When the gods choose to punish us, they answer our prayers Oh, the wild, the wild side The wild, the wild side Oh, that's pretty