You try to play it safe
but I am planning my escape
yeah you want your picket fence
but I can't even pay my rent

I'd rather burn out than spend my life
waiting
I wanna go down down in history
everybody gonna know me when I die
so I don't give a damn if I survive
I'd rather burn out than spend my life
waiting

you keep it slow and steady
but I am more than good and ready
yeah you settle for second place
but I can't even run the race

I'd rather burn out than spend my life
waiting
I wanna go down down in history
everybody gonna know me when I die
so I don't give a damn if I survive
I'd rather burn out than spend my life
waiting

I'd rather burn out than spend my life
waiting
I wanna go down down in history
everybody gonna know me when I die
so I don't give a damn if I survive
I'd rather burn out than spend my life
waiting