Peter Cincotti - Make It Out Alive lyrics

Ah well, he had nothing to lose, it was time to cruise And he got out of that place He knew just what to do and made every move Without leaving a trace He jumped over the fence and hit the ground Running as fast as he could without making a sound His feet were flying through dirt and mud Each step propelled by a rush of blood And all he wanted to do after all those years inside Was make it out alive, make it out alive Well, he's been running away Ever since the day he dropped out of school He never did what they told him he should He just was no good at following rules But he learned how to get what he wanted, alright By using a gun and a switchblade knife He'd start a fight and k** on a whim And take your life like it belonged to him And he always thought if he ever did get caught He'd make it out alive, oh make it out alive Oh, when the cops came around, they put him under arrest But he couldn't care less He didn't even blink when they threw him against the wall He didn't think he did anything wrong at all So they locked him up and they put him away But he knew that he was gonna escape one day And so he did and ever since then they tried But they never saw his face again Right now he's bumming around In a small town down in Mexico And every day he tells himself he's free But he doesn't feel it though He still falls asleep with just one eye closed Looking over his shoulder wherever he goes He's got a boat and a house on the beach But he hasn't lived one day in peace 'Cause you gotta do much more than just survive To make it out alive, oh make it out alive Oh, make it out alive, oh make it out alive Make it out, make it out, make it out alive Make it out alive Make it out alive Make it out alive