I bought my soul back from the devil
And now I'm keeping it all to myself
I'm checking myself out of the program
Because I know what's best for my health
So why live the dream like you're running out of sleep?
I'm not playing to pass time, I'm playing for keeps
We only just started and you're throwing the fight
You'd rather burn out than fade away?
Well why not both, I plan to stay
So let's do this once and let's do it right
I used to act like none of this mattered
I used to say that I didn't care
That we wouldn't be doing this forever
But the truth is that I was just scared
So you put up a front to protect yourself
But if we're down on the floor, why get back on the shelf?
You can't change your outfit now the night has begun
But we've still got the fuel
We still have the fire, so me and you, Jay
Let's never retire, let's keep on making mistakes
till we're done
I'm going to live fast and I'm going to die old
I'm going to end my days in a house with high windows
On the quiet shores in the South-West
So you sort the tunes and I'll bring the beers
And on my seventieth birthday I'll see you right here
And together we'll watch the sun set
There's no one in my coffin, there's nothing in my grave
I'm tired of being damned, I'd rather be saved
And we can never sell out because we never bought in
And if they build it back up
Then we'll swing back through town
and burn the whole thing down again
It won't last so be bold, choose your path
show soul, live fast and die old