Wild and Reckless

Well we danced in the back of the pickup truck Till the sky turned to roses Then we drove into town and we danced some more Till the ballrooms all were closin' And that red dress baby, that your sister made When you dance it sure looks fine And when we've both grown old and we're looking back On these wild and reckless times Are these the best days of our lives Well I was seventeen years livin' in this world Thinkin' I was gonna live forever You were sixteen goin' on twenty-five You were swimmin' out in that river Well I jumped like a dog into the current, girl Leavin' everything I knew behind And when I got to the shore in that no man's land I guess I knew just what I would find In these wild and reckless times Oh these wild and reckless, wild and reckless times You were never satisfied, but you know I tried There was blood on my hands and my shirt and my shoes You can trade your soul for the whole wide world But there's a deal no man can ever refuse When they kicked in the doors You know all hell broke loose Thought the world must have lost its mind And you were sittin' as the chick outside through the field Bein' young it just ain't no crime Oh in these wild and reckless times Yeah these wild and reckless times Oh these wild and reckless, wild and reckless times I checked out of McLaren, it was July fourth As the sky it filled with lightnin' And I walked through the streets To your old man's place But not a single light was shinin' And all those busted out windows like a dead man's eyes I guess I knew it was a sign And if I ever grow old and I'm lookin' back On these wild and reckless times Where they the best days of our lives These wild and reckless times