A penny saved a dollar earned
Gotta make it quick
To do a deal to make a steal
Or even turn a trick

Wear a gun ready to kill
Death is in your eyes
Crack cocaine and all its thrills
You'll soon realize

Turn against your mother
Turn against your brother
Oh, what have you done
Was it worth your freedom

Hard road to go
Looking over your shoulder you must have known
Hard road to go
Everything you've got now it's gone

Ricky knew it was over
Doing time in jail
Freedom gone knew he was wrong
Was it worth this hell

No win situation
In this game you lose
Another choice, another road
Which do you choose

Hard road to go
What take the risk when you know
Hard road to go
It's a hard road to go, this I know