Chrome and Compensation

[Verse 1]
Leather vest from the outlet rack
Brand-new boots
Brand-new back patch
Polished pipes
Trailer-parked outside
Weekend wild man
Monday necktie
Mirror chrome
Chasing that glare
Took a loan just to grow some hair
Revving hard like it proves something
All that thunder
But the storm ain’t coming
[Chorus]
Harley boys
Overcompensation
So loud
So proud
All presentation
Tiny ego
Giant machine
Lotta chrome
Not much in between
Harley boys
Chasing vibration
She’s on the back for a different sensation
You think it’s you
But she knows the score
It’s the V-twin working
She just rides it for the roar
[Verse 2]
Instagram at the diner door
Same stiff pose you rehearsed before
Talkin’ “outlaw” with a latte foam
Signed your name on a dealership loan
Bandana bright as a birthday cake
Engine hot
But your courage fake
Front yard rebel ‘til the weekend’s through
That saddle’s tough
But she ain’t there for you
[Chorus]
Harley boys
Overcompensation
So loud
So proud
All presentation
Tiny ego
Giant machine
Lotta chrome
Not much in between
Harley boys
Chasing vibration
She’s on the back for a different sensation
You flex your rings
She just wants more
It’s the V-twin working
She just rides it for the roar
[Bridge]
[Band drops to drums and bass]
You rev it up
She rolls her eyes (oh yeah)
She leans in close
But not for your lies
That shaking frame
That humming seat
It hits a place you’ll never reach
[Chorus]
Harley boys
Overcompensation
So loud
So proud
All presentation
Tiny ego
Giant machine
Lotta chrome
Not much in between
Harley boys
Chasing vibration
She’s on the back for a different sensation
You think she’s praying for one more kiss
She’s counting miles ‘til that next big hit
[Outro]
[Guitars bend and slide]
Rev it higher
Chase that pride
She found her joy in the jolting ride
All that rumble you brag about
She thanks the bike when the lights go out

rock, Greasy Southern rock swagger with overdriven twin guitars, male vocals dripping sarcasm. Mid-tempo stomp, snare on 2 and 4, barroom piano fills in the gaps. Big gang vocals on the chorus, slide guitar answering the vocal lines. Breakdown on the bridge with half-time drums and a mocking call-and-response, then full-band crash back into the final hook., southern rock, blues