Asked sweet mama, Let me be her kid She said, "You might get hurt if you don't keep it hid" Well I know my baby, If I see her in the dark I said I know my rider, If I see her in the dark Now, I goin' to Rosedale, Take my rider by my side Still

Into the fires of forever we will fly through the heavens With the power of the universe we stand strong together For victory we ride, fury of the storm! And in the darkness shining far beyond the starlight Lightning is striking from the dark dawning

I should've been a cowboy I should've learned to rope and ride Stealin' the young girls' hearts Just like Gene and Roy Singin' those campfire songs Woah, I should've been a cowboy Wearin' my six-shooter, ridin' my pony on a cattle drive I bet you've

Me and my gang Jump on that train It's a brother and a sister kind of thing We live to ride, we ride to live Grab hold of them reins We're gonna rock this thing Cock this thing Raise up your hands if you all wanna hang with Yeah, me and my gang

I'm ready for that hit between the eyes Someone get me out of here alive Can't you see I'm much too young to die Just when you've had enough It's really getting tough Late at night when you're all alone Take a ride to the danger zone If someone wants to

Then at least I know I died a legend Can you take me higher? If I must go, die at 27 Will you roll and ride like we're together? And keep the vibe alive forever Keep the vibe alive forever And if I must go and die at 27 Now, will you roll and ride like

I went down to the crossroads, fell down on my knees I went down to the crossroads, tried to flag a ride I'm going down to rosedale, take my rider by my side You can run, you can run, tell my friend-boy willie brown Asked the lord above for mercy, "save

A nation in despair, weakened by war, defeated Lost their pride in Versailles A former prisoner, with a vision or a grand delusion Rise to power in the Reich Rebuilding an army Make the nation proud Disregarding the treaty Secret plans for "lebensraum"

Promiscuous makes an entrance Her mouth is full of questions Are we all brides to be Are we all designed to be confined Buy ourselves chastity belts and lock them Organize our lives and lose the key Our faces all resemble dying roses From trying to fix

This ride that takes me through life Leads me into darkness but emerges into light No one can ever slow me down I'll stay unbound Some live so wrong, with what we do is each his own But living in fear, endless shame for countless years I never lived in