One step forward - two steps back
 Living on the edge - it's as simple as that
 I'm no Mr. Lucky - I've never been close
 I'm higher than some - but I'm lower than most

 Just when you thought that you'd got it made
 The [bad word] draws blood again
 You sow as you reap - the same mistakes
 Buddy rings the bell - begin the same

 Bad habits - bad habits die hard
 Bad habits - bad habits die hard

 I'm stuck in [bad word] - but I'm burning inside
 I am what I am - just a low-down bum
 Always end up in trouble - just trying to be good
 But with tumbling dice - the sixes [bad word] 
 Bad habits - bad habits die hard
 I know I got a lot of bad habits - bad habits die hard
 I bet you got 'em too

 One step forward - two steps back
 I get caught in the middle - nailed to the rack
 Got a load of bad habits - [bad word] within
 I'm a freak of nature - full of vices and sins

 Just when you thought that you'd got it made
 The [bad word] draws blood again
 You sow as you reap - the same mistakes
 Buddy rings the bell - begin the game

 Bad habits - bad habits die hard
 Bad habits - bad habits die hard
 I know I got a lot of bad habits - bad habits die hard
 Everybody's got bad habits - bad habits die hard