All the bullshit that I see
So much I can't believe
Grown man just tryin' to be true to myself impossibly
I may not ever get rich
Might wind up diggin' a ditch
I won't cry, no, I won't bitch
I won't back down and
I'll never quit!

It is my badge of pride
Hardcore 'til the day I die
Just tryin' to survive
I won't back down or apologize
Say what you wanna say
I'm not listening anyway
I'll believe what I wanna believe
True to myself
That's how it's gotta be.

All the methods that I use
All the things I use and abuse
It all leaves me confused
I've beer torn up, beat down and bruised
But somehow I was saved
And I'm standing here today
Now I do things my own way
Cause I'm never going back again!

It is my badge of pride
Hardcore 'til the day I die
Just tryin' to survive
I won't back down or apologize
Say what you wanna say
I'm not listening anyway
I'll believe what I wanna believe
True to myself
That's how it's gotta be.
That's how it's got to be, yeah
That's how it's got to be, yeah

All the bullshit that I see
So much I can't believe
Grown man just tryin' to be true to myself impossibly
I may not ever get rich
Might wind up diggin' a ditch
I won't cry and I won't bitch
I won't back down and
I'll never quit!

It is my badge of pride
Hardcore 'til the day I die
Just tryin' to survive
I won't back down or apologize
Say what you wanna say
I'm not listening anyway
I'll believe what I wanna believe
True to myself
That's how it's gotta be.
That's how it's got to be, yeah
That's how it's got to be
That's how it's got to be, yeah
How it's got to be