I'm travelin' down the road and I'm flirtin' with disaster I got the pedal to the floor and my life is runnin' faster I'm out of money, out of hope, it looks like self destruction Well, how much more can we take with all of this corruption We're flirtin' with disaster, ya'll know what I mean And the way we run our lives it makes no sense to me I don't know about yourself or what you want to be, yeah When we gamble with our time we choose our destiny I'm travelin' down that lonesome road Feel like I'm draggin' a heavy load Yeah, I've tried to turn my head away Feel 'bout the same most every day You know what I'm talkin' about, baby Speedin' down the fast lane from home and we're playin' from town to town The boys and I have been burnin' it up, can't seem to slow us down We got the pedal to the floor our lives are runnin' faster We got our sights set straight ahead, but I ain't sure what we're after We're flirtin' with disaster, ya'll damn sure know what I mean You know the way we run our lives it makes no sense to me I don't know about yourself or what you plan to be, yeah When we gamble with our time we choose our destiny Yeah, we're travelin' down that lonesome road Feel like I'm draggin' a heavy load Though I try to turn my head away I'm flirtin' with disaster every day And you are too, baby It ain't for everybody Ah, come on, man Flirtin' with disaster, babe, ya'll know what I mean You know the way we run our lives it makes no sense to me I don't know about yourself or what you plan to be When we gamble with our time we choose our destiny Yeah, we're travelin' down this lonesome road Feel like I'm draggin' a heavy load Don't try to turn my head away, bah, bop-bop, yeah I'm flirtin' with disaster every day