Livin' In Desperate Times Lyrics - Olivia Newton-john

Never thought it would be so rough 

And I wonder if I have enough 

To keep from breaking down 

No mercy in this town 

Every day is just another test 

Seems I'm always second best 

But you learn along the way 

That's the price you have to pay 

I try to stay defiant 

Be tough and self-reliant 

Though I get tired to the bone 

Love is just a wish you keep inside 

How's it gonna help me to survive? 

Looks like I'm in this fight alone 

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And I'm livin' in desperate times 

Being alive's my only crime 

Don't care what I have to do 

I'll find some way to make it through 

Oh, and I'm livin' in desperate times 

And it's too late to change my mind 

Till these desperate times are done, gonna run 

Watch me run 

Innocents get taken in 

By the promise of an easy win 

You start out so naive 

So eager to believe 

But the glitter of the city lights 

Only covers up a lonely night 

Of strangers slamming doors 

You're hungry and ignored 

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I've faced the competition 

I've made the hard decisions 

Will it be worth it in the end? 

Taking any chance that comes along 

Getting hard to tell what's right or wrong 

I only wish I had a friend 

And I'm livin' in desperate times 

Being alive's my only crime 

Don't care what I have to do 

I'll find some way to make it through 

Oh, and I'm livin' in desperate times 

And it's too late to change my mind 

Till these desperate times are done, gonna run 

Watch me run 

And I'm livin' in desperate times 

Being alive's my only crime 

Don't care what I have to do 

I'll find some way to make it through 

Oh, and I'm livin' in desperate times 

And it's too late to change my mind 

Till these desperate times are done, gonna run 

Watch me run 

And I'm livin' in desperate times 

Being alive's my only crime 

Don't care what I have to do 

I'll find some way to make it through 

Oh, and I'm livin' in desperate times 

And it's too late to change my mind 

Till these desperate times are done, gonna run 

Watch me run