(tom lang/additional lyrics by myles goodwyn & mike stone) Published by goody two tunes, inc./additional publishers - bmi The boy inside the man, looks hard into the night The neighborhood can't get to sleep The stereo is playing something hard and fast The boy is tough, he plays for keeps No one's gonna tell him he's too wild Everybody knows he's a problem child He's a hard rock, he's a hard rock, he's a hard rock kid (kid) It's a hard time, it's a fine line, for a hard rock kid He's a hard rock, he's a hard rock, he's a hard rock kid (kid) Leave him alone, he's in a hard rock zone In the shadows, there's a heart that's beating strong And through the night, he feels the heat He's like a stranger as he dances on the stage He's made a promise that he can't keep But no one's gonna tell the boy he's wild Everybody knows he's a hungry child He's a hard rock, he's a hard rock, he's a hard rock kid (kid) It's a fine line, it's a hard time, for a hard rock kid He's a hard rock, he's a hard rock, he's a hard rock kid (kid) Leave him alone, he's in a hard rock zone She watches as he turns, pretending not to care And yet she knows the way he feels The need for love so strong, together they can win For now the music's all that's real But no one's gonna tell the boy he's wild Everybody knows he's a problem child He's a hard rock, he's a hard rock, he's a hard rock kid (kid) It's a hard time, it's a fine line, for a hard rock kid He's a hard rock, he's a hard rock, he's a hard rock kid (kid) Leave him alone, he's in a hard rock zone He's a hard rock, he's a hard rock, he's a hard rock kid (kid) It's a hard time, it's a fine line, for a hard rock kid He's a hard rock, he's a hard rock, he's a hard rock kid (kid) Leave him alone, he's in a hard rock zone