(Verse 1)
Another layoff notice, another bill I can't afford
Just another casualty in this unspoken war
Sun's beatin' down, asphalt crackin' in the heat
Another Friday night, poundin' pavement with my feet
(Verse 2)
See you leanin' by the fence, faded denim, ripped and worn
You're a diamond in the rough, just waitin' for a sharp turn
Down and Out, waitin’ to get there it’s bittersweet
Damn if you ain't lookin' ten miles down the street!
(Pre-Chorus)
City lights are blurrin' out, smell of gasoline and rust
Ain't no dying breed, just grit and a whole lotta dust
(Chorus)
We grow up quick when life ain't keepin' score
No second chances knockin' on your battered door
Learn the rules, then break 'em, gotta pave your own damn way
'Cause nobody's givin' nothin', free, easy to fall for!
Yeah, we grow up quick when life ain't keepin' score!
(Verse 3)
Used to see you by the tire swing, laughin’, dancin' in the breeze
Now you're cruisin' in a muscle car, a whole lot wilder than you seem
Got that rebel fire burnin' bright, a smile that cuts right through the haze
Like a shot of whiskey neat, chasin' away these hazy days
(Pre-Chorus)
Concrete jungle's whisperin' secrets in the night
We're breakin' all the promises, holdin' on with all our might
(Chorus)
We grow up quick when life ain't keepin' score
No second chances knockin' on your battered door
Learn the rules, then break 'em, gotta pave your own damn way
'Cause nobody's givin' nothin', free, easy to fall for!
Yeah, we grow up quick when life ain't keepin' score!!
(Guitar Solo)
(Bridge)
Remember runnin’ in the backfield, hidin' from the pourin' rain?
Now we're chasin' down the thunder, fueled by gasoline and pain
So raise a glass to the broken, the lost, and the left behind
The ones who fought the good fight, with nothin' left to find
(Acoustic Verse)
Down and Out, waitin’ to get there it’s bittersweet
Damn if you ain't lookin' ten miles down the street!
(Chorus)
We grow up quick when life ain't keepin' score
No second chances knockin' on your battered door
Learn the rules, then break 'em, gotta pave your own damn way
'Cause nobody's givin' nothin', free, easy to fall for!
Yeah, we grow up quick when life ain't keepin' score!
(Outro)
Yeah...life ain't keepin' score... no...
