[Intro]
[guitar riff alone
Dirty and loud]
[drums slam in on the fourth measure]
[Verse 1]
Clock hits four
He wants eight more
Red tie
Red face
Spit on the floor
"You’re not done"
Yeah
I’ve been done
Since day one and your fake decor
I slam my badge
On his desk like glass
He’s screaming my name down the hallway
I’m already past
That flickering sign
Middle finger waving in the doorway (hey!)
[Chorus]
I’m running out
Out
Out of this dead-end cage
Boss man barking in a paper rage
I hear that bad boy engine on the road outside
Black bike
Black boots
Crooked smile
Wild eyes
I swing my leg
Small town in the rearview sky
This is my bad boy exit
Watch me ride
[Verse 2]
Parking lot dust
Kicks up with us
He leans on chrome like a dare in jeans
Helmet in hand
"Jump if you can"
I laugh
Say "Drive till the map turns clean"
His leather jacket
Smells like rain and smoke
My paycheck’s crumpled in my back pocket
My boss on the steps
Red and about to choke
But his little kingdom can’t stop this rocket (oh yeah)
[Chorus]
I’m running out
Out
Out of this dead-end cage
Boss man barking in a paper rage
I hear that bad boy engine on the road outside
Black bike
Black boots
Crooked smile
Wild eyes
I swing my leg
Small town in the rearview sky
This is my bad boy exit
Watch me ride
[Bridge]
Main Street blurs
Neon "Closed" signs fade
Cornfields swallowing the noise we made
Do I miss that life?
I just miss the time
I left on that office clock behind
He shouts
"You’ll crawl back!"
But his words fall flat
Drowned in the roar of the open night
I only look back
To raise one last laugh
Then I wrap my arms
Hold on tight
[Chorus]
I’m running out
Out
Out of this dead-end cage
Boss man barking in a paper rage
I hear that bad boy engine on the road outside
Black bike
Black boots
Crooked smile
Wild eyes
I swing my leg
Small town in the rearview sky
This is my bad boy exit
Watch me ride
[Outro]
[guitar riff returns
Bigger
With harmonized lead]
Bad boy exit
Small town
Exit
I don’t owe you
One more second of my life