Lights out tonight
trouble in the heartland
got a head-on collision
smashin' in my guts man
i'm caught in a crossfire
that i don't understand
i don't give a damn
for the same old played out scenes
i don't give a damn
for just the in-betweens
honey i want the heart, i want the soul
i want control right now
talk about a dream
try to make it real
you wake up in the night
with a fear so real
spend your life waiting
for a moment that just don't come
well don't waste your time waiting
Chorus:
badlands, you gotta live it every day
let the broken hearts stand
as the price you've gotta pay
we'll keep pushin' till it's understood
and these badlands start treating us good
Workin' in the fields
til you get your back burned
workin' 'neath the wheel
till you get your facts learned
baby got my facts
learned real good right now
poor man wanna be rich
rich man wanna be king
and a king ain't satisfied
till he rules everything
i wanna go out tonight
i wanna find out what i got
I believe in the love that you gave me
i believe in the hope that can save me
i believe in the faith
and i pray that some day it may raise me
above these badlands
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For the ones who had a notion
a notion deep inside
that it ain't no sin to be glad you're alive
i wanna find one face that ain't looking through me
i wanna find one place
i wanna spit in the face of these badlands
(chorus)