Keeping’ Score

(Verse 1)

Another layoff notice, another bill I can't afford

Just another casualty in this unspoken war

Sun's beatin' down, asphalt crackin' in the heat

Another Friday night, poundin' pavement with my feet

(Verse 2)

See you leanin' by the fence, faded denim, ripped and worn

You're a diamond in the rough, just waitin' for a sharp turn

Down and Out, waitin’ to get there it’s bittersweet

Damn if you ain't lookin' ten miles down the street!

(Pre-Chorus)

City lights are blurrin' out, smell of gasoline and rust

Ain't no dying breed, just grit and a whole lotta dust

(Chorus)

We grow up quick when life ain't keepin' score

No second chances knockin' on your battered door

Learn the rules, then break 'em, gotta pave your own damn way

'Cause nobody's givin' nothin', free, easy to fall for!

Yeah, we grow up quick when life ain't keepin' score!

(Verse 3)

Used to see you by the tire swing, laughin’, dancin' in the breeze

Now you're cruisin' in a muscle car, a whole lot wilder than you seem

Got that rebel fire burnin' bright, a smile that cuts right through the haze

Like a shot of whiskey neat, chasin' away these hazy days

(Pre-Chorus)

Concrete jungle's whisperin' secrets in the night

We're breakin' all the promises, holdin' on with all our might

(Chorus)

We grow up quick when life ain't keepin' score

No second chances knockin' on your battered door

Learn the rules, then break 'em, gotta pave your own damn way

'Cause nobody's givin' nothin', free, easy to fall for!

Yeah, we grow up quick when life ain't keepin' score!!

(Guitar Solo)

(Bridge)

Remember runnin’ in the backfield, hidin' from the pourin' rain?

Now we're chasin' down the thunder, fueled by gasoline and pain

So raise a glass to the broken, the lost, and the left behind

The ones who fought the good fight, with nothin' left to find

(Acoustic Verse)

Down and Out, waitin’ to get there it’s bittersweet

Damn if you ain't lookin' ten miles down the street!

(Chorus)

We grow up quick when life ain't keepin' score

No second chances knockin' on your battered door

Learn the rules, then break 'em, gotta pave your own damn way

'Cause nobody's givin' nothin', free, easy to fall for!

Yeah, we grow up quick when life ain't keepin' score!

(Outro)

Yeah...life ain't keepin' score... no...