They say you never come home, boy you been drivin' too fast   When you gonna shape up, how long is this gonna last   You may be laughin' today, but listen to some good advice   An' take a look at tomorrow in a workin' man's weary eyes   You gotta pick a carreer, go for the gold   Smile for the camera, do what you're told   Well you can take away the ladder 'cos I ain't gonna climb it   If there's a stairway to heaven I swear I'm gonna find it      Well there are winners and outlaws and leaders and lovers   Behind every man in the news   And one thing I know is behind everyone there's a boy who had nothin' to lose   Behind every man who has somethin' to say   There's a boy who had nothin' to prove   An' every hero was once, every villain was once just a boy with a bad attitude   Every hero was once, every villain was once just a boy with a bad attitude      She says you never call, how come you're actin' so tough   You either hold me too tight, or you don't hold me enough   Don't be afraid of me angel, I ain't about to clip your wings   Just put your feet on the ground and your arms around the real thing      You gotta love me for keeps, feather the nest   Plan for the future, an' gimme your best   Boy we're never gonna have a normal family life   Steamin' up and down the speedway on the back a' your bike      Well there are winners and outlaws and leaders and lovers   Behind every man in the news   And one thing I know is behind everyone there's a boy who had nothin' to lose   Behind every man who has somethin' to say   There's a boy who had nothin' to prove   An' every hero was once, every villain was once just a boy with a bad attitude   Every hero was once, every villain was once just a boy with a bad attitude      Bad attitude, you got us tearin' our hair   Such a bad attitude, boy you just don't seem to care   We try to lay down the rules, but you were born to refuse   What's the world gonna do with a boy like you   You got it bad, you got a bad attitude      You try to lay down the rules, well I was born to refuse   What's the world gonna do with a man like you   You got a bad - no, you got a bad, you got a bad - ooh, you got a bad   You got a bad - no, you got a bad, you got a bad attitude      Every hero was once, every villain was once just a boy with a bad attitude   Every hero was once, every villain was once just a boy      Well there are winners and outlaws and leaders and lovers   Behind every man in the news   And one thing I know is behind everyone there's a boy who had nothin' to lose   Behind every man who has somethin' to say   There's a boy who had nothin' to prove   An' every hero was once, every villain was once just a boy with a bad attitude   Every hero was once, every villain was once just a boy with a bad attitude      Oh, you got a bad, ooh, you got a bad, oh, you got a bad attitude   No, you got a bad, you got a bad, you got a bad attitude