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Looking back down over all these years

Well it seems like yesterday

We didn’t have much, we didn’t need much

And we did things our own way

Teacher tried, soon had to realize

We were exceptions to the rule

And we learned more down on London’s streets

Than we ever learned in school

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And we were strong, and only the strong survive

And we were strong, and only the strong survive

Remember when we were young

Times were hard and we played it tough

And we got caught between the fire and flame

It was so many years ago and nothin’ lasts forever

Another lesson learned

On oh, only the strong survive

Only the strong survive

I can still recall all those smokey halls

Where we spent so many nights

It was a hard life, but we didn't care

'Cos what we faced we faced it together

No masquerade we were renegades

There can be no regrets

This town has changed, those days are lost

Still  we never will forget

Remember when we were young

Times were hard and we played it tough

And we got caught between the fire and flame

It was so many years ago and nothin’ lasts forever

Another lesson learned

On oh, only the strong survive

Only the strong survive

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Solo

Remember when we were young

Times were hard and we played it tough

And we got caught between the fire and flame

It was so many years ago and nothin’ lasts forever

Another lesson learned

On oh, only the strong survive

Only the strong survive

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