Up to no good livin’ now I used to drink like a fish and run like a dog Done a whole lotta shit not permitted by law People call me the Picasso of painting the town And I’ve finally grown up I finally changed from that someone I was to somebody I ain't

Since I'm putting down all of the true things around, but I like it I handed down the crown, given the jewels and the answers of may The thought of being ousted comes and goes When I think about it the wind blows Run me out of town, somewhere a move

When I die I don't wanna go sober It's the best kind of drug Drunk on the holy lean on your shoulders Sweet like a wine as it gets older 'Cause I love being in love I love being in love I wanna walk that line a little crooked And live my life a little on

I ain't gonna get dressed up, just to be your clown Ain't gonna paint this pretty face, like you paint the town I ain't wastin' good mascara, just to watch it runnin' down I could spend an hour on my makeup and my hair Shoes to tall, dress to small, and

We'd drive too fast Yeah man, we run this town We'd get too loud Nothin’ but a bunch of time to kill Set up on the big hill Seventeen, we owned those streets That was our spot, that’s where we’d always meet And we’d roll on out

Play by the rules You're gonna miss all the fun He was a melon stealin' A do-it-anywayin' Playin' hooky from school A water tower poet class of '73 He'd say by God you better know it if you're runnin' with me

Trying to get my way home Driving towards the daylight Running from the spotlight Trying to find the daylight Running from the midnight Trying to get back home Look upon a mountain Waitin' on a train Baby I know what's wrong

Like we're breathin' fire Na na na na na, na na na na na Na na na, na na na na na And we can be We live like we are free And we can roll downtown to where we're from And we can ride that dragon all night long We can run, we can run Chase after those

My baby loves me Runnin' 'round town tellin' everybody Now that it's over I just wanna break your heart right back Want you to cry me a river I just want to break your heart right back

Not ready to be found I'm just a lost boy So what are you waiting for Build your hopes up like a tower I'm giving you the run around 'Cause someone could love you more I'm just a lost boy, lost boy I say I wanna settle down As the smile fell from your