I woke beneath a blood-red sky
Dust on my boots and fire in my eyes
Another town fading behind my back
Another mile down a one-way track
Got my name on a poster nailed to the wall
Some want me running, some want me to fall
Never been good at bending my knee
If they want this outlaw, come take him from me
I’ve ridden hard through wind and rain
Made a few friends and twice as much pain
Every scar has a story to tell
Every wrong turn led me straight through hell
Don’t know where this highway ends
Don’t know who’s enemy or who’s my friend
But when my final morning comes
I’ll meet that sunrise facing the sun
I want to go out in a blaze of glory
Let the whole world remember my story
Wanted wherever this road may wind
Dead or alive, I won’t hide
Boots in the dirt and my head held high
I’ll ride like thunder beneath the sky
If tonight is the night they come for me
I’ll go down fighting, wild and free
There’s a six-string across my back
And a restless heart keeping me on track
Played every bar from here to nowhere
For empty bottles and broken chairs
Some nights I’m king beneath those lights
Some nights I’m just trying to survive
Every crowd and every lonely room
Keeps this drifter moving beneath the moon
Mama said someday I’d settle down
Find a little house outside some quiet town
But peace never fit these hands of mine
I’ve chased horizons my whole damn life
Maybe I’m running from what I’ve done
Maybe I’m chasing what I’ll become
Either way when they call my name
I’ll answer standing inside the flame
I want to go out in a blaze of glory
Let the whole world remember my story
Wanted wherever this road may wind
Dead or alive, I won’t hide
Boots in the dirt and my head held high
I’ll ride like thunder beneath the sky
If tonight is the night they come for me
I’ll go down fighting, wild and free
Every road leaves something behind
A little blood, a piece of your mind
Every goodbye gets harder to say
Knowing you might not come back someday
But I wouldn’t trade these miles I’ve known
For a golden throne or peaceful home
I chose this road, it chose me too
And I’ll ride it till my time is through
Let them come when the daylight dies
Let them see there’s no fear in my eyes
No begging for mercy, no turning around
I’ll plant both feet on this battleground
I’ve lived too loud to quietly fade
Won’t regret the choices I’ve made
When heaven or hell calls my name
I’ll tip my hat and walk through the flames
Let the last shot ring
Let the church bells toll
You can take my body
But never my soul
Write my name where the wild winds blow
On every road where the restless go
Wanted, hunted, scarred and free
That’s the only way I know to be
I’ll go out in a blaze of glory
One last chapter to my story
Wanted wherever the highway winds
Dead or alive until the end of time
No chains, no fear, no alibis
Just open road beneath open skies
If tonight they finally catch me
I’ll meet my fate standing on my feet
One last ride, one final light
Then disappear into the night