Teenage rebel, nothing to lose Back against the wall, mad and confused Every conversation seems to end in a fight Older generations say they should know what's wrong from right But all he ever wanted was freedom to say Leave me alone, let me live my way Hard luck hero, can't you see? Gotta run, run, run if you wanna be free Hard luck hero, you and me Gotta run, run, run, like a river runs free For you and me Cool sungla**es and a fast machine Black leather jacket, old blue jeans Never liked to fight, but he knew he could Going through life hustled and misunderstood But all he ever wanted was someone to show A little bit of love but he never know Hard luck hero, can't you see? Well we got no cause but you wanna be free Hard luck hero, you and me Gotta run, run, run like a river runs free For you and me, for you and me Driving through the hills, running fast and free Racing to the edge high above the sea Couldn't slow down, had to pay the price Never being bound to living someone else's life No matter what happened, no matter what they say He was a rebel 'til his dying day Hard luck hero, can't you see? Well, we got no cause but you wanna be free Hard luck hero, you and me Gotta run, run, run like a river runs free Hard luck hero, can't you see? Well we got no cause but you wanna be free Hard luck hero, you and me Gotta run, run, run like a river runs free For you and me, yeah, for you and me