In this vale of toil and sin
  You're stuck in a race that you just can't win
  Just take a look around and it's so obscene
  But that's the way it is, so you gotta get mean
    Don't waste your time wondering why
  Cause the only thing you know is that someday you'll die
  You gotta get tough, you gotta get lean
  But best of all you get to gotta get mean
    You give me an itch and I'll blow you away
  It's part of this dangerous game that we play
  You'd do the same if you'd seen what I'd seen
  C'est la vie, mon cherie, ya gotta get mean