[Verse 1] I learned the code here young Keep your face hard, keep your hands clean One bad blink, they smell blood One weak step, and the whole block sees Sirens circle the same block Men talk small with their jaws locked A smile can cost you your place So I wear stone on my face [Pre-Chorus] Mama said, "Boy, stay sharp" This town don't forgive a scar Every door got a test Every wall got an eye on your chest [Chorus] Desperado City You don't get pity Desperado City You stand or you sink Desperado City No room for your weak knees Desperado City You fight or you blink [Verse 2] My friend got clipped for a pause He froze up once, then he lost all cause Now his name ride in the wind Like a warning to the ones still in I keep my grief in my coat Folded up where the cold won't show 'Cause here they don't ask if you ache They just watch for the shape of your break [Pre-Chorus] Mama said, "Boy, stay sharp" This town don't forgive a scar Every door got a test Every wall got an eye on your chest [Chorus] Desperado City You don't get pity Desperado City You stand or you sink Desperado City No room for your weak knees Desperado City You fight or you blink [Bridge] If I fall, I fall loud Make 'em hear my name in the crowd I was built from the bruise Still I move, still I move [Final Chorus] Desperado City You don't get pity Desperado City You stand or you sink Desperado City No room for your weak knees Desperado City You fight or you blink
