He certainly did earn that reputation.
i feel alright - that's what it's all about
the truth is going to blow your mind without a doubt
let me tell you a tale - a story so bizarre
and yet it's true - they pulled the plug
but it's not over yet
i've still got my guitar
no time to waste - no secrets to reveal
no lie `cuz this is it
i'm telling you exactly how i feel
the truth should never be concealed
nothing stops the spinning wheel
i'm freaking out - i know it sounds absurd
but i've got to put my life out on the line
with every word
i'm at the top - i'm eighteen stories high
i'm on the edge - but i'm not gonna to fall
you know i've got to live before i die
i'm breaking out - through walls of solid steel
i'm only gonna say it once
so listen close - now here's the deal
the truth should never be concealed
this is live and this is real
the truth is going to blow your mind without a doubt
let me tell you a tale - a story so bizarre
and yet it's true - they pulled the plug
but it's not over yet
i've still got my guitar
no time to waste - no secrets to reveal
no lie `cuz this is it
i'm telling you exactly how i feel
the truth should never be concealed
nothing stops the spinning wheel
i'm freaking out - i know it sounds absurd
but i've got to put my life out on the line
with every word
i'm at the top - i'm eighteen stories high
i'm on the edge - but i'm not gonna to fall
you know i've got to live before i die
i'm breaking out - through walls of solid steel
i'm only gonna say it once
so listen close - now here's the deal
the truth should never be concealed
this is live and this is real
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There is still an amazing amount of hope and will in the lyrics; and the lyrics themselve rank and easy five. If only music was stronger it would be one of those great radio songs that you hear once a week 20 years after it was released. The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just driving and working and denigrating yourself for a chance at being just above poverty, then losing in the end is just painful and inspiring at the same time.
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io