[Verse 1]
Woke up laughing in a cheap motel mirror
Hair a mess, boots still warm from last night
Radio preacher shouting down the hallway
Turned the volume up and left the dark behind
Got a ’67 Mustang waiting in the car park
Engine coughing smoke and yesterday’s goodbye
Rear-view mirror says the past is getting smaller
Hit the open road and watched the sunrise fly

[Pre-Chorus]
Every mile feels like a brand-new day
Every heartbeat says we’re on our way

[Chorus]
I was born to run with the wind in my face
Born to chase the light to any place
No walls, no rules, no one holding me down
This heart was made to leave this town
Wide open road and the engine singing loud
Born to run and I’m never turning round
Free, free, wild and free
The whole wide world belongs to me!

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 2]
Pocket full of coins and a tank full of hope
Drove past the factory gates where my father grew old
Found her dancing barefoot outside the late-night bar
Eyes like lightning, smile worth more than gold
She jumped in laughing, turned the music high
Said freedom means you never have to choose
We rolled the windows down and drove into the night
With nothing left to lose and everything to prove

[Pre-Chorus]
Every sunrise is a brand-new start
Every mile is beating in my heart

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
Let them keep their clocks and corners
Let them keep their safe and small
I’ve got the road beneath my wheels
And the sky is calling us all
If living wide awake is wrong
Then I’ll be wrong my whole life long
Because I’m guilty, guilty, guilty
Of feeling too alive!

[Guitar & Organ Duel]

[Final Chorus]
I was born to run – come run with me tonight!
Born to chase the light – everything feels right!
No walls, no rules, no end to this song
We were born to run and prove the world wrong
Wide open road and the future burning bright
Born to run with the stars as our light
Free, free, wild and free
The whole wide world is singing with me!

[Outro]