Open Road - Bret Michaels

Jesse was raised in the Hollywood Hills

Living the perfect life

Jesse was told what to think, what to wear

What she could and could not buy

Her parents too busy to listen

Never give her the time of day

All Jesse wanted was someone to listen

To what she had to say

She said, «They gotta let me be

Gotta let me live my life»

She packed her bags and slammed the door

For the very last time

What Jesse wants is an open road

Her favorite song playing on the radio

Cranked up loud, singing out of key

Tell the whole world who she’s gonna be

Foot on the pedal, just a letting it go

Letting it rock, letting it roll

An open road to chase her dreams

I think what Jesse really wants is to be young, wild and free

Now Jimmy lives on the other side of town

Struggling to stay on his feet

Pulling away at some dead end job

Just trying to make ends meet

His mother passed 10 years ago

His father ain’t never around

And just because he’s a poor boy

Everybody thinks they can keep him down

Boss man there to remind him

A whole new 9 to 5

Jimmy looked down at his calloused hands

Then he realized

What Jimmy wants is an open road

His favorite song playing on the radio

Cranked up loud, singing out of key

Against the wind, screaming, «This is me»

His foot on the pedal, just a letting it go

Letting it rock, letting it roll

Open road to chase his dreams

Jimmy really wants is to be young, wild and free

Oh yeah, yeah, yeah

Two lost souls are traveling

Down that road of life

A little bit of faith

About to cross their paths tonight

A lonely exit, East L. A

Just to stop to watch the sun go down

There was Jimmy on the hood of his car

Thinking about turning around

And somewhere in that moment

Before the sun surrendered to the night

Like some famous final scene

Jesse caught Jimmy’s eye

Out there on that open road

They found a life to call their own

Living young and wild and free

Just the way it was meant to be

Jesse and Jimmy on an open road

Favorite song playing on the radio

Cranked up loud, singing out of key

Young and wild and finally free

Foot on the pedal, letting it go

Letting it rock letting it roll

On that open road they found their dream

'Cause what Jesse really wants, what Jimmy really wants

What we all really want is to be young, wild and free

Oh yeah, yeah

Young, wild and free