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 career 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 o' 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