[Verse 1]
Keys in my teeth
Coffee in my fist
Sliding that van door wide
Like a back-alley kiss
Amp in the cargo
Tires chewing miles
We pull up mean
And we leave them smiling
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear that engine cough
Then it locks in time
Headlights on the crowd
Yeah, we came to climb
[Chorus]
Rock and roll in the van
Rock and roll in the van
Every town, every stage
We blow it open, damn
Rock and roll in the van
Rock and roll in the van
From the first row to the back
We make the whole place stamp
[Verse 2]
Set list taped to glass
Beer cans in a chain
Chrome paint on the bumper
Black scuffs on the frame
We hit the county line
Then the state line too
One more mile, one more scream
We know what to do
[Pre-Chorus]
Drums go like a fist
Bass hits like a brake
Crowd starts shaking loose
When the floorboards quake
[Chorus]
Rock and roll in the van
Rock and roll in the van
Every town, every stage
We blow it open, damn
Rock and roll in the van
Rock and roll in the van
From the first row to the back
We make the whole place stamp
[Bridge]
Shame can stay behind
We burn the dull old skin
New wave on the radio
Let the static spin
Shamisen slash, Moog rise
Metal in the rain
We don’t just pass through
We leave a dent in the lane
[Final Chorus]
Rock and roll in the van
Rock and roll in the van
Every town, every stage
We blow it open, damn
Rock and roll in the van
Rock and roll in the van
From the first row to the back
We make the whole place stamp
Rock and roll in the van
Rock and roll in the van
Turn it up, take it hard
We’re alive in the slam