[Verse 1] Lights out tonight, trouble in the heartland Got a head-on collision smashin' in my guts, man I'm caught in a crossfire that I don't understand But there's one thing I know for sure, girl I don't give a damn for the same old played-out scenes Baby, I don't give a damn for just the in-betweens Honey, I want the heart, I want the soul, I want control right now You better listen to me, baby [Pre-Chorus 1] Talk about a dream, try to make it real You wake up in the night with a fear so real You spend your life waiting for a moment that just don't come Well, don't waste your time waiting [Chorus] Badlands, you gotta live it every day Let the broken hearts stand as the price you've gotta pay We'll keep pushin' 'til it's understood And these badlands start treating us good [Verse 2] Workin' in the fields 'til you get your back burned Workin' 'neath the wheels 'til you get your facts learned Baby, I got my facts learned real good right now You better get it straight, darling Poor man wanna be rich, rich man wanna be king And a king ain't satisfied 'til he rules everything I wanna go out tonight, I wanna find out what I got [Pre-Chorus 2] Well, I believe in the love that you gave me I believe in the faith that could save me I believe in the hope and I pray That someday it may raise me above these [Chorus] Badlands, you gotta live it everyday Let the broken hearts stand as the price you've gotta pay We'll keep pushin' 'til it's understood And these badlands start treating us good Whoa whoa whoa whoa [Guitar Solo] [Saxophone Solo] [Bridge] Hmm, hm-hm-hm Hmm, hm-hm-hm-hm Hmm, hm-hm-hm Hmm, hm-hm-hm-hm For the ones who had a notion, a notion deep inside That it ain't no sin to be glad you're alive I wanna find one face that ain't looking through me I wanna find one place, I wanna spit in the face of these [Chorus] Badlands, you gotta live it every day Let the broken hearts stand as the price you've gotta pay Keep movin' 'til it's understood And these badlands start treating us good [Outro] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa Badlands, whoa whoa whoa whoa Badlands, whoa whoa whoa whoa Badlands, whoa whoa whoa whoa Badlands, whoa whoa whoa whoa Badlands, whoa whoa whoa whoa