I grew up fast on a working class street
First thing i learned was life don't come cheap
Technical school it was a waste of time
Makin' robots for some factory line

got my first tattoo when i was 16
The rebel had lost his teenage queen
I'd taken a stand for an outlaw's life
My ma's words kept ringin', your scarred for life

she said you're scarred, you've been scarred

scarred for life scarred for life
i fought my way through the trouble and strife
i was scarred scarred for life
my reputation it cuts like a knife

i spent some time a guest of the state
I got out and wanted to go straight
People don't forgive, the police force don't forget
I was jailed for crimes i did not commit
I was scarred, i was scarred

Scarred for life scarred for life
i fought my way through the trouble and strife
i was scarred scarred for life
my reputation it cuts like a knife
i was scarred scarred for life
been knocked around had a hell of a life
i was scarred scarred for life
i fought my way through the trouble and strife

i fought tooth and nail, every inch of the way
I got scars...to prove it
I was in love for keeps that time
But rock'n'roll was still on my mind
She was young and true and so full of life
And the pain went deep, i was scarred for life
I was scarred, i was scarred, scarred, scarred
scarred for life
My reputation it cuts like a knife
i was scarred scarred for life
been knocked around i had a hell of a life
i was scarred, scarred for life, scarred for life
yes i've been scarred, scarred for life, scarred for life
Yes i've been scarred...i've been scarred
scarred for life