[00:49.78]The screen door slams
[00:52.20]Mary's dress waves
[00:55.95]Like a vision she dances across the porch
[00:59.48]As the radio plays
[01:03.98]Roy Orbison singing for the lonely
[01:06.93]Hey that's me and I want you only
[01:10.98]Don't turn me home again
[01:12.71]I just can't face myself alone again
[01:18.37]Don't run back inside
[01:20.85]Darling you know just what I'm here for
[01:25.54]So you're scared and you're thinking
[01:27.97]That maybe we ain't that young anymore
[01:32.58]Show a little faith there's magic in the night
[01:36.17]You ain't a beauty but hey you're alright
[01:40.77]Oh and that's alright with me
[01:48.76]You can hide `neath your covers
[01:50.93]And study your pain
[01:52.45]Make crosses from your lovers
[01:54.48]Throw roses in the rain
[01:57.26]Waste your summer praying in vain
[02:00.39]For a savior to rise from these streets
[02:03.18]Well now I'm no hero
[02:05.86]That's understood
[02:07.58]All the redemption I can offer girl
[02:10.32]Is beneath this dirty hood
[02:13.30]With a chance to make it good somehow
[02:16.04]Hey what else can we do now
[02:18.61]Except roll down the window
[02:21.45]And let the wind blow back your hair
[02:26.86]Well the night's busting open
[02:29.28]These two lanes will take us anywhere
[02:34.00]We got one last chance to make it real
[02:38.04]To trade in these wings on some wheels
[02:43.71]Climb in back
[02:44.72]Heaven's waiting on down the tracks
[02:50.28]Oh oh come take my hand
[02:54.08]Riding out tonight to case the promised land
[02:59.43]Oh oh Thunder Road oh Thunder Road
[03:06.64]Lying out there like a killer in the sun
[03:10.28]Hey I know it's late we can make it if we run
[03:15.35]Oh Thunder Road sit tight take hold
[03:21.91]Thunder Road
[03:26.82]Well I got this guitar
[03:28.84]And I learned how to make it talk
[03:33.85]And my car's out back
[03:36.13]If you're ready to take that long walk
[03:42.00]From your front porch to my front seat
[03:45.00]The door's open but the ride it ain't free
[03:49.60]And I know you're lonely
[03:51.77]For words that I ain't spoken
[03:53.84]But tonight we'll be free
[03:57.28]All the promises'll be broken
[04:00.67]There were ghosts in the eyes
[04:03.15]Of all the boys you sent away
[04:08.41]They haunt this dusty beach road
[04:10.84]In the skeleton frames of burned out Chevrolets
[04:15.60]They scream your name at night in the street
[04:19.95]Your graduation gown lies in rags at their feet
[04:24.04]And in the lonely cool before dawn
[04:27.89]You hear their engines roaring on
[04:32.45]But when you get to the porch they're gone
[04:36.23]On the wind so Mary climb in
[04:44.12]It's a town full of losers
[04:46.73]And I'm pulling out of here to win

The screen door slams
Mary's dress waves
Like a vision she dances across the porch
As the radio plays
Roy Orbison singing for the lonely
Hey that's me and I want you only
Don't turn me home again
I just can't face myself alone again
Don't run back inside
Darling you know just what I'm here for
So you're scared and you're thinking
That maybe we ain't that young anymore
Show a little faith there's magic in the night
You ain't a beauty but hey you're alright
Oh and that's alright with me
You can hide `neath your covers
And study your pain
Make crosses from your lovers
Throw roses in the rain
Waste your summer praying in vain
For a savior to rise from these streets
Well now I'm no hero
That's understood
All the redemption I can offer girl
Is beneath this dirty hood
With a chance to make it good somehow
Hey what else can we do now
Except roll down the window
And let the wind blow back your hair
Well the night's busting open
These two lanes will take us anywhere
We got one last chance to make it real
To trade in these wings on some wheels
Climb in back
Heaven's waiting on down the tracks
Oh oh come take my hand
Riding out tonight to case the promised land
Oh oh Thunder Road oh Thunder Road
Lying out there like a killer in the sun
Hey I know it's late we can make it if we run
Oh Thunder Road sit tight take hold
Thunder Road
Well I got this guitar
And I learned how to make it talk
And my car's out back
If you're ready to take that long walk
From your front porch to my front seat
The door's open but the ride it ain't free
And I know you're lonely
For words that I ain't spoken
But tonight we'll be free
All the promises'll be broken
There were ghosts in the eyes
Of all the boys you sent away
They haunt this dusty beach road
In the skeleton frames of burned out Chevrolets
They scream your name at night in the street
Your graduation gown lies in rags at their feet
And in the lonely cool before dawn
You hear their engines roaring on
But when you get to the porch they're gone
On the wind so Mary climb in
It's a town full of losers
And I'm pulling out of here to win