Thunder Road

The screen door slams, Mary's dress waves Like a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays Roy Orbison's singing for the lonely Hey, that's me and I want you only Don't turn me home again, I just can't face myself alone Don't run back inside, darling, you know just what I'm here for So you're scared and you're thinking that maybe we ain't that young anymore Show a little faith, there's magic in the night You ain't a beauty, but hey, you're alright And that's alright with me You can hide 'neath your covers and study your pain Make crosses from your lover, throw roses in the rain Waste your summer praying in vain For a savior to rise from these streets Yeah, well, I'm no hero, that's understood All the redemption I can offer, girl, is beneath this dirty hood With a chance to make it good somehow What else can we do now? Roll down the window and let the wind blow back your hair Well, the night's bustin' open, these two lanes can take us anywhere We got one last chance to make it real, to trade in these wings on some wheels Climb in back, heaven's waiting down on the track Oh-oh, come take my hand Riding out tonight to case the promised land Oh-oh-oh-oh, Thunder Road, oh, Thunder Road Lying out there like a killer in the sun It's late, we can make it if we run Oh-oh-oh-oh, Thunder Road, sit tight Take hold, Thunder Road Well, I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk And my car's out back if you're ready to take that long walk From your front porch to my front seat Door's open, the ride, it ain't free And in the lonely cool before dawn, they'll hear our engine roaring on But when they'll get to the porch we'll be gone on the wind So Mary climb in It's a town full of losers, and I'm pulling out of here to win