In the day we sweat it out on the streets
Of a runaway American dream
At night we ran through the mansions of glory
In suicide machines
Sprung from cables on highway 9
Chrome wheeled, fuel injection and stepping out over the line
Whoa-oh, baby, this town rips the bones from your back
It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap
We gotta get out while we're young
'Cause tramps like us, baby, we were born to run
Wendy, let me in, I wanna be a friend
I wanna guard your dreams and visions
Just wrap your legs 'round these velvet rims
And strap your hands 'cross my engines
Together, Wendy, we can break this trap
We will run till we drop, and baby, we'll never go back
Whoa-oh, will you walk with me out on the wire?
'Cause babe, I'm just a scared and lonely rider
You know I gotta know how I feel
I wanna know if love is wild
Babe, I wanna know if love is real
Beyond the Palace hemi-powered drones
Scream down the boulevard
Girls comb their hair in rearview mirrors
And the boys try to look so hard
The amusement park rises bold and stark
Kids are huddled on the beach in the mist
I wanna die with you, Wendy, on a street tonight
In an everlasting kiss
The highway's jammed with broken heroes
On a last chance power drive
And everybody's out on the run tonight
But there's no place left to hide
Together, Wendy, we can live with the sadness
I'll love you with all of the madness in my soul
Whoa-oh, someday, girl, I don't know when
We're gonna get to that place where we really wanted to go
And we'll walk in the sun
But till then, tramps like us, baby, we were born to run
Baby, we were born to run