Johnny moved to this big town to be who he could be
But the tough guys on the sidewalk, they don't want him to be free
But he knows he has the power, he knows someday they'll be dead
They can't get him to turn around, he keeps walking straight ahead

'Cause he's got attitude and it will get him through
And he's got attitude and it will see him through

Backstage Mary, she grew up with nothing but hunger in her purse
All the fancy ladies tell her, 'You'll only go from bad to worse'
But she just keeps on believing, she tells them she's doing fine
They get rich while she gets smart, she's feeling stronger all the time

'Cause she's got attitude and it will get her through
And she's got attitude and it will see her through

Everybody knows who they are, they need no address
They make sure things are going their way and the country's in a mess
As they buy that land, start that war, keep those people poor
They don't care if people aren't gonna take it anymore

And they've got attitude and it will get them through
And they've got attitude and it will see them through
And they've got attitude and it will get them through
And they've got attitude and it will see them through