[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
I don't give a damn for the same old played-out scenes
I don't give a damn for just the in-between
Honey, I want the heart, I want the soul, I want control right now
You better listen, darlin'

[Pre-Chorus]
Talk about a dream, try to make it real
You wake up in the night with a fear so real
You spend your life waitin' for a moment that just don't come
Well, don't waste your time waitin'

[Chorus]
Badlands, you gotta live it evеryday
The broken hearts stand as thе price you've gotta pay
Keep pushin' till it's understood
And these badlands start treating us good

[Verse 2]
Workin' in the fields till you get your back burned
Workin' 'neath the wheel till you get your facts learned
Honey, I got my facts learned real good right now
Are you listenin' to me, darlin?
Poor man wanna be rich, rich man wanna be king
And a king ain't satisfied till he rules everything
I wanna go out tonight, I wanna find out what I got
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause I believe in the love that you gave me
I believe in the faith that can save me
I believe in the hope and I pray that some day
It will raise me above these

[Chorus]
Badlands, live it everyday
Let the broken hearts stand as the price you've gotta pay
We'll keep pushin' till it's understood
These badlands start treating us good
Whoa whoa
Whoa whoa

[Verse 3]
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 lookin' through me
I wanna find one place, I wanna spit in the face of these

[Chorus]
Badlands, gotta live it everyday
Let the broken hearts stand as the price you've gotta pay
Keep pushin' till it's understood
These badlands start treating us good
[Outro]
Whoa, these badlands start treatin' us good
Oh oh oh