Ah well, he had nothing to lose, it was time to cruise   And he got out of that place   He knew just what to do and made every move   Without leaving a trace      He jumped over the fence and hit the ground   Running as fast as he could without making a sound   His feet were flying through dirt and mud   Each step propelled by a rush of blood      And all he wanted to do after all those years inside   Was make it out alive, make it out alive      Well, he?s been running away   Ever since the day he dropped out of school   He never did what they told him he should   He just was no good at following rules      But he learned how to get what he wanted, alright   By using a gun and a switchblade knife   He'd start a fight and kill on a whim   And take your life like it belonged to him      And he always thought if he ever did get caught   He?d make it out alive, oh make it out alive      Oh, when the cops came around, they put him under arrest   But he couldn?t care less   He didn?t even blink when they threw him against the wall   He didn?t think he did anything wrong at all      So they locked him up and they put him away   But he knew that he was gonna escape one day   And so he did and ever since then they tried   But they never saw his face again      Right now he?s bumming around   In a small town down in Mexico   And every day he tells himself he's free   But he doesn't feel it though      He still falls asleep with just one eye closed   Looking over his shoulder wherever he goes   He's got a boat and a house on the beach   But he hasn't lived one day in peace      ?Cause you gotta do much more than just survive   To make it out alive, oh make it out alive   Oh, make it out alive, oh make it out alive   Make it out, make it out, make it out alive      Make it out alive   Make it out alive   Make it out alive