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Put on your hat and coat, take a walk down the street
I think you're bound to be surprised by all the bodies you meet
The bowels of the meltin' pot reeks of shit
While a guy does your windows with a sponge and his spit
The whores on the highway try to forget
That they jeopardized the lives of the guys they met
Some will shoot you up and stuff you down a drainpipe hole
'Cause they wouldn't touch your body with a ten-foot pole
Stick 'em up, stick 'em up, empty the drawer
Said the banger to the owner of the liquor store
I was purchasin' some wine, when I heard the pops
And a patron started screamin', "Someone call the cops"
The cops were called, and we were told to wait
But the death toll rose because the cops were late
The banger ran out, and he was gone in a flash
He got away with the murder and out with the cash
But the truth hurts, the truth hurts
And fairy tales are written like a book
The truth hurts, the truth hurts
Just open your eyes and take a look, son
Let's take a little trip to the lower side
There's a junkie in a place where the freaks reside
He shoots the shit, and gets the rent paid free
With government checks and lots of AZT
He sees his kids about once a week
And his wife's on her deathbed as we speak
She prays for little ones everyday
But the boy is infected and the girl is okay
Jackin' in the city while the city sleeps
You play for fun and they play for keeps
There's a thief in the hood just waitin' to pop
And a kid in a Cadillac tryin' to cop
Herb and a couple vials of coke
But he don't sweat it out 'cause the fine is a joke
In a matter of time, it was a real done deal
It's back to the burbs because the shit ain't real
But the truth hurts, the truth hurts
And fairy tales are written like a book
The truth hurts, the truth hurts
Just open your eyes and take a look, son
Again? For you it's running away
For me, it's reality
Listen (no!)
Oh! The truth hurts, the truth hurts
And fairy tales are written like a book
The truth hurts, the truth hurts
Just open your eyes and take a look
The truth hurts, the truth hurts
And fairy tales are written like a book
The truth hurts, the truth hurts
Just open your eyes and take a look, son
Oh!
The truth hurts, the truth hurts