Johnny moved to the 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
Cuz 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 and 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 stonger all the time
Cuz 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
They say "Buy that land, Stop that war
Keep those people poor"
They dont 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