Two quarters in my hand, nothing else in my pocket I'm a wild horse pawing at the cracked dead earth Stop light turning and a long white Lincoln Goes screaming by. The bassline lingers Hot as the Devil, the rubber and the metal Black; smell of something burning I never did wrong, I never did gamble Till the day you called me worthless Two quarters in my hand, nothing else in my pocket I'm a fuse box sparking in the summer grass I'm a hooded figure, a crazy killer I'm a dead man walking on the overpass. It's Hot as the Devil, the asphalt melting The sweat-wet smell of danger I never did wrong, I never was tempted Till the day you named my anger Two quarters in my hand, nothing else in my pocket I'm a countdown rocket in a cloud of smoke My fists are clenched, my whole body tense My mouth screwed up, my eyes half closed. It's Hot as the devil, a screaming kettle The bassline slowly burning I never did wrong, I was kind and careful Till the day you called me worthless