there was something in the way that the day broke      thunder rumbled in a darkened sky      wind in your hair, rain on your face      fire in your eyes with your head held high      i felt no pain as you walked away      i felt no pain it was no surprise      and i had to say that i know there's   no such thing as a free ride, yeah         there's no such thing as a free ride, yeah            i could see, i could see clouds coming         and i knew we'd soon be treading floodwater      i could see, i could see clouds breaking   and i knew we'd soon be treading floodwater               there was something in the way that our hearts flowed   locked in the rhythm no need to try      there was something in the way that they grew cold      when the rain came and our innocence died      when the rain it came and we had to pay      had to pay for the free ride      when the rain came it came and we had to say      out loud what we felt down inside      and we had to say that we knew there's      no such thing as a free ride, yeah      that there's no such thing as a free ride, yeah      there's no such thing as a free ride, yeah            i could see, i could see clouds coming      and i knew we'd soon be treading floodwater      i could see, i could see clouds breaking   and i knew we'd soon be treading floodwater         i could see, i could see clouds coming         and i knew we'd soon be treading floodwater      i could see, i could see clouds breaking   and i knew we'd soon be treading floodwater            warm, like home, warm, like summers we were warm         like home, warm, like summers we had known   and shared and cherished      back when we used to care about each other   and the feelings that we shared as         hand in hand until we said there's no such thing as a free ride, yeah   there's no such thing as a free ride, yeah      there's no such thing as a free ride, yeah         there's no such thing as a free ride, yeah            i could see, i could see clouds coming      and i knew we'd soon be treading floodwater      i could see, i could see clouds breaking      and i knew we'd soon be treading floodwater            i could see, i could see clouds coming      and i knew we'd soon be treading floodwater      i could see, i could see clouds breaking      and i knew we'd soon be treading floodwater