[Verse 1]
Rip the lip
Dirt in my teeth, that grit
Boots on the bar, I split
Straight from the pit to the pit lane, kid (yeah)
Wild thing
Heart on a short fuse, swing
Crowd on the fence line, sing
Name on the board when the bell starts ringin'
[Chorus]
Yellow 42
I’m chasin’ my demons, they’re chasin’ me too
Sideways in the clay when I break on through
If I wreck, if I fly, I’ll die brand new
Yellow 42
That number’s the truth that I crash into
Every scar on my soul, every black-and-blue
I’m a wild thing, racin’ in a borrowed suit
Yellow 42
[Verse 2]
Prayin’ hands
Tattooed on a busted man
Cross hangin’ off my rearview, tan
From a summer I barely outran (woo)
Track lights
Halo on my bad nights
Mama in the grandstand, tight
Whisperin’ “Lord, keep my fool alive”
[Chorus]
Yellow 42
I’m chasin’ my demons, they’re chasin’ me too
Sideways in the clay when I break on through
If I wreck, if I fly, I’ll die brand new
Yellow 42
That number’s the truth that I crash into
Every scar on my soul, every black-and-blue
I’m a wild thing, racin’ in a borrowed suit
Yellow 42
[Bridge]
Gas it
Past it
Fear in the dust, outlast it
Hear that crowd, they’re shoutin’ my sins
Every lap I shed my skin (yeah)
Last heat
White flag, cold teeth
If I meet my maker on this straightaway
Tell Him I went out my way
[Chorus]
Yellow 42
I’m chasin’ my demons, they’re chasin’ me too
Sideways in the clay when I break on through
If I wreck, if I fly, I’ll die brand new
Yellow 42
That number’s the truth that I crash into
Every scar on my soul, every black-and-blue
I’m a wild thing, racin’ in a borrowed suit
Yellow 42 (hey)
Yellow 42