In the day we sweat it out on the streets of a runaway American dream At night we ride through mansions of glory in suicide machines Sprung from cages on Highway 9 Chrome-wheeled, fuel-injected and steppin' way over the line Oh, baby, this town rips the bones from your back It's a death trap It's a suicide rap Y'gotta get out while you're young 'Cause tramps like us, baby, we were born to run Wendy, let me in, I wanna be your friend I wanna guard your dreams and your visions Just wrap your legs 'round my velvet rims And strap your hands 'cross my engines Together we could break this trap We'll run 'til we drop, and, baby, we'll never go back Oh, will you walk with me out on the wire? 'Cause, baby, I'm a scared and lonely rider But I gotta find out how it feels I wanna know if love is wild I wanna know if love is real Can you show me? Beyond the palace, hemi-powered drones scream down the boulevard The girls comb their hair in rearview mirrors, and the boys try to look so hard The amusement park rises bold and stark, kids are huddled on the beach in the mist I wanna die with you, Wendy, on the street tonight in an everlasting kiss One, two, three, four The highway's jammed with broken heroes on a last chance power drive Everybody's on the run tonight, there ain't no place left to hide Together, Wendy, we'll live with the sadness, I'll love you with all the madness in my soul Oh, someday, girl, I don't know when We'll get to that place we really wanna go, and we'll walk in the sun 'Cause, tramps like us, baby, we were born to run Born to run