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You make up your mind, you choose the chance you take
You ride to where the highway ends and the desert breaks
Out on to an open road you ride until the day
You learn to sleep at night with the price you pay
Now with their hands held high, they reached out for the open skies
And in one last breath they built the roads they'd ride to their death
Driving on through the night, unable to break away
From the restless pull of the price you pay
Oh, the price you pay, oh, the price you pay
Now you can't walk away from the price you pay
Now they'd come so far and they'd waited so long
Just to end up caught in a dream where everything goes wrong
Where the dark of night holds back the light of the day
And you've gotta stand and fight for the price you pay
Woah, the price you pay, oh, the price you pay
Now you can't walk away from the price you pay
Hey, oh
Little girl down on the strand
With that pretty little baby in your hands
Do you remember the story of the promised land
How he crossed the desert sands
And could not enter the chosen land
On the banks of the river he stayed
To face the price you pay
So let the games start, you better run you little wild heart
You can run through all the nights and all the days
But just across the county line, a stranger passing through put up a sign
That counts the men fallen away to the price you pay
And girl before the end of the day
I'm gonna tear it down and throw it away
You ride to where the highway ends and the desert breaks
Out on to an open road you ride until the day
You learn to sleep at night with the price you pay
Now with their hands held high, they reached out for the open skies
And in one last breath they built the roads they'd ride to their death
Driving on through the night, unable to break away
From the restless pull of the price you pay
Oh, the price you pay, oh, the price you pay
Now you can't walk away from the price you pay
Now they'd come so far and they'd waited so long
Just to end up caught in a dream where everything goes wrong
Where the dark of night holds back the light of the day
And you've gotta stand and fight for the price you pay
Woah, the price you pay, oh, the price you pay
Now you can't walk away from the price you pay
Hey, oh
Little girl down on the strand
With that pretty little baby in your hands
Do you remember the story of the promised land
How he crossed the desert sands
And could not enter the chosen land
On the banks of the river he stayed
To face the price you pay
So let the games start, you better run you little wild heart
You can run through all the nights and all the days
But just across the county line, a stranger passing through put up a sign
That counts the men fallen away to the price you pay
And girl before the end of the day
I'm gonna tear it down and throw it away
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I agree with many of the previous comments that acknowledge the "Price You Pay" as referring to the sacrifices an individual must make for their dreams. However, I believe that this beautiful song also refers to the price we must pay to stay with one another. For example, many people, when the going gets rough within a relationship, begin questioning their original choice and whether or not it was a "good move" for them,or not . . . they begin to look around, perhaps, and focus on everything they CAN'T do because they are with a certain person. They look at what they perceive to be "negative" aspects of being within a committed relationship as the "Price You Pay" for doing so.
Bruce illustrates this for me within the last stanza:
"But just across the county line, a stranger passing through put up a sign That counts the men fallen away to the price you pay, and girl before the end of the day, I'm gonna tear it down and throw it away!"
Just like "Tougher Than The Rest", I believe this song is about coming to terms with the real world and fighting the good fight: remaining faithful. We may question ourselves, eachother, and our intentions, but in the end, enduring love is what we crave, and it comes with a price. That price, I believe, is worth it.
@ConorO Thank you. I was wondering about the line about the sign and that's a good take. Certainly remaining in a committed relationship takes a price. Ugghh. Heavy stuff.