Start the car, check the mirror Shut the door, slap the gear We leave tonight, ain't nothing but the stripes Ain't nothing but the stripes See the light, be the night, feel the road River rise, synchronize, bleed some more We leave tonight We leave tonight If I'm uncivilized child, that's okay You gonna see me light a fire some hot day But you don't see me You don't see me You don't see me I can't see you anymore If all in vain I call your name As though the end was near A slow decay, a sad refrain And then I disappear We leave tonight Ain't nothing but the stripes As those city lights die, I'm on my way You gonna see me light a fire some hot day But you don't need me You don't need me You don't need me I don't need you anymore