The Nylons - Combat Zone lyrics

In every neighbourhood There is bad and good Money's tight, prices overblown They sell ecstasy Here on avenue B One way ticket to the Combat Zone The streets are fast and tough And if you're tough enough Chances are you can make it on your own Life on overdrive You could learn to survive Livin' life in the Combat Zone Keep your ear to the ground Keep your shoulder to the wheel Keep your finger on the pulse And you can make it Keep your eye on the dice Keep your back to the wall One step ahead of the game And you can make it Here is the place, now is the time It's up to you (Get ready now) You better be on your guard Sometimes you're blind, you carry on (Business as usual) How can we be so hard? You can run away Or, you can choose to stay Either way, life can chill you to the bone You know that golden rule Don't be nobody's fool Play it cool, in the Combat Zone Keep your ear to the ground Keep your shoulder to the wheel Keep your finger on the pulse And you can make it Keep your eye on the dice Keep your back to the wall One step ahead of the game And you can make it Watch what you say Watch what you do It's up to you (Get ready now) They'll take you for a ride Before you're bought and sold Get it up Get it under control (Get ready now) There's nowhere you can hide Keep your ear to the ground Keep your shoulder to the wheel Keep your finger on the pulse And you can make it Keep your eye on the dice Keep your back to the wall One step ahead of the game And you can make it Can't people understand There's a world at your command Can't we trust one another? What does it take to make you see We share one destiny And nothing lasts forever Higher, this could be the vision That we've both been dreamin of... Higher, and so much brighter Than the stars that shine above