In the day we sweat it out in the streets of a runaway American dream
At night we ride through the mansions of glory in suicide machines
Sprung from cages out on highway 9
Chrome wheeled, fuel injected and steppin' out over the line
Baby, this town rips the bones from your back
It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap
We gotta get out while we're young
'Cause tramps like us, baby, we were born to run

Wendy, let me in, I wanna be your friend
I want to guard your dreams and visions
Just wraps your legs 'round these velvet rims
And strap your hands 'cross my engines

Together we could break this trap
We'll run 'til we drop, baby, we'll never go back
Oh, will you walk with me out on the wire
'Cause, baby, I'm just a scared and lonely rider
Gotta know how it feels
I want to know if love is wild
Babe, I want to know if love is real

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 on a mist
I wanna die with you out on the streets tonight in an everlasting kiss
Oh, the highway's jammed with broken heroes
On a last chance power drive
Everybody's out on the run tonight
But there's no place left to hide

Together, Wendy, we can live with the sadness
I love you with all the madness in my soul
Oh, someday, babe, I don't know when
We're gonna get to that place where we really want to go
And we'll walk in the sun
But 'til then, tramps like us
Baby, we were born to run
Oh, tramps like us
Baby, we were born to run
Oh, tramps like us
Baby, we were born to run