West Side Jet

He's got a spring in his step

Fighting on the dancefloor

He's a west side jet

Strutting out the door

And there will come each day

A time to be afraid

But he always stands his ground

It's human nature

What doesn't kill you makes ya

He's always looking over his shoulder, yeah

Won't see him running

But, man, I'll tell you something

Nobody throws it down like this west side jet

He's just a boy

Who wouldn't touch a fly

Yeah, he's the west side jet

Who ain't afraid to cry

Like every boy

From the other side of town

Yeah, you're a west side jet

Or you're six feet underground, yeah

'Cause every now and then

You gotta to put up a defense

When you know you can't back down

It's human nature

What doesn't kill you makes ya

He's always looking over his shoulder, yeah

Won't see him running

But, man, I'll tell you something

You put your money down on the cold sure bet

'Cause it's in his nature

What doesn't kill you makes ya

He's always looking over his shoulder, yeah

You won't see him coming

But, man, I'll tell you something

Nobody throws it down like this west side jet

Each night he prays, when he's wide awake

Wishing all his pain would go away

Dreams of islands, a paradise where all his troubles float to space

It's human nature

What doesn't kill you makes ya

He's always looking over his shoulder, yeah

Won't see him running

But, man, I'll tell you something

You put your money down on the cold sure bet

'Cause it's in his nature

What doesn't kill you makes ya

He's always looking over his shoulder, yeah

You won't see him coming

But, man, I'll tell you something

Nobody throws it down like this west side jet