Thunder Road

[Verse 1] Screen door slams, Mary's dress sways Like a vision, she dances across the porch as the radio plays Roy Orbison 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 again [Verse 2] 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 Oh, and that's alright with me [Verse 3] You can hide 'neath your covers and study your pain Make crosses for your lovers, throw roses in the rain Waste your summer praying in vain For a savior to risе from these streets Well, I'm no hеro, that's understood All the redemption I can offer you is beneath this dirty hood With a chance to make it good somehow Hey, what else can we do now? [Verse 4] Except roll down the windows And let the wind blow back your hair Well, the night's busting open And these two lanes will take us anywhere We got one last chance to make it real Trade in these wings for some wheels Climb in back, heaven's waiting down the track [Chorus] Oh, take my hand Riding out tonight to case the promised land Oh, Thunder Road, oh, Thunder Road, oh, Thunder Road Lying out there like a killer in the sun Hey, I know it's late, we can make it if we run Oh, Thunder Road Sit tight, take hold, Thunder Road [Verse 5] 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 The door's open, but the ride it ain't free And I know you're lonely for words that I ain't spoken But tonight we'll be free and the promises be broken [Verse 6] There were ghosts in the eyes of all the boys you sent away They haunt this dusty beach roads With skeleton frames of burned out Chevrolets They scream your name at night in the street Your graduation gown lies in rags at their feet And in the lonely cool before dawn You hear their engines roaring on But when you get to the porch, they're gone on the wind So Mary, climb in It's a town full of losers, and I'm pulling out of here to win [Outro] Oh Oh Oh