[Verse 1]
Train, train burning like an absolute
Drunk with the love of the fire
Brain, brain burning and a leather boot
Kicking like he never gets tired...
I saw the coming of the faster-than-light speed
Burning track, conventional fool
Wham, crack, bam, slap
Far-out-of-sight speed
Hammered like a kicking mule

[Pre-Chorus]
Here we come now
Here we go

[Chorus]
Need you now
No mistakes
Stand up tall and give me
What it takes

[Verse 2]
Hit the ground running
I was faster than light speed
Burning before my feet hit the floor
Damn machine gunning
Kept me far out of sight feed
Pull the shades and lock all the
One, two, three door
[Verse 3]
I saw the coming coming
Into the void
And I was drunk
With the love of the fire
Was a knock-down, drag-out
Never fail me, boots
I was kicking like I never get
One, two, three, more

[Pre-Chorus]
Here we come now
Here we go

[Chorus]
Need you now
No mistakes
Stand up tall and give me
What it takes
Need you now
I'm not afraid
Stand up straight and kick me
If that's what it takes

[Bridge 1]
Little hot, a little cold
A little young is growing old
A little prick, a little bold
Never did what he was told
I'll tell ya why you're feeling bad
A little played, a little sad
A little more you never had
A little sane is going mad
[Bridge 2]
Seems you had enough of me
Enough or more eternity
I'll tell you what I'm going to be:
I'm going to be your misery
And when you feel you're going to break
Say your prayers, for goodness' sake
We're going to see what you can take
We're going to see now what it takes

[Bridge 3]
Count it as you did before
Count it out: Two-two, three, four
Count it when you're going to break
Count it out; it's what it takes
Count it when you're feeling bad
Count it when you're going mad
Count on me, for goodness' sakes
Count on it and what it takes
What it takes (What it takes)
What it takes (What it takes)

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 1 Reprise]
Train, train burning like an absolute
Drunk with the love of the fire
Brain, brain burning and a leather boot
Kicking like he never gets tired...
I saw the coming of the faster-than-light speed
Burning track, conventional fool
Wham, crack, bam, slap
Far-out-of-sight speed
Hammered like a kicking mule
[Pre-Chorus]
Here we come now
Go

[Chorus]
Need you now
No mistakes
Stand up tall and give me
What it takes
Need you now
I'm not afraid
Stand up straight and kick me
If that's what it takes

[Outro]
If that's what it takes
What it takes