Lights out tonight,
trouble in the heartland
Got a head-on collision
smashing in my guts man
I'm caught in a crossfire
that I don't understand
But there's one thing I know for sure
Girl, I don't give a damn
for the same old played out scenes
Baby, 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
You better listen to me baby,
talk about a dream,
try to make it real
You wake up in the night
with a fear so real
You spend your life waiting for a moment
that just don't come
Well don't waste your time waiting
Badlands, you gotta live it every day
Let the broken hearts stand
as the price you've gotta pay
We'll keep pushing till it's understood
And these badlands start treating us good

Working in the field
till you get your back burned
Working 'neath the wheels
till you get your facts learned
Baby, I got my facts learned real good right now
You better get it straight, darling
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
Well I believe in the love
that you gave me
I believe in the faith
that could save me
I believe in the hope and I pray
that some day it may raise me above these
Badlands, you gotta live it every day
Let the broken hearts stand
as the price you've gotta pay
Keep pushing till it's understood
And these badlands start treating us good
Awhoa whoa whoa whoa
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Mmmm~~~
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, you gotta live it every day
Let the broken hearts stand
as the price you've gotta pay
Keep moving till it's understood
And these badlands start treating us good
Awhoa whoa whoa whoa
Badlands...