One coin. One round. Don't wait up. Ticket booth's dark but the ceiling still hums The pole spits blue where the copper runs Empty cars parked crooked like couches on a curb I pick the one buzzing, I don't say a word First hit, rubber bounce, my spine goes hey My knee finds the dash the old familiar way The wheel shakes in my grip like it's laughing too My ribs keep a ledger and I read it through Foot down, hum up Grip the wheel, here comes the crunch This is what the body keeps, keeps-keeps-keeps Every jolt and every bend I know the speed, I know the walls What doesn't kill you leaves a dent Sideswipe a red one, it spins like a top Bounce off the bumper, I'm not gonna stop Scrape down the rail and the sparks hit my sleeve My shoulder says really, I tell it to breathe Got my body in shotgun, the only one riding Every old dent where the new ones are hiding I used to drive with no walls and no brakes Now I know where the rubber is and how much it aches Jolt in the jaw like an old piece of news Floor going loose and I'm owning the bruise Laugh in the corner, I'm pinned to the seat Still got the speed, I just know what I'll meet This is what the body keeps, keeps-keeps-keeps Every jolt and every bend Knuckles, elbows, knees and teeth What doesn't kill you leaves a dent Hands hard left, let it spin I whip myself round and I'm laughing through the turn Ha-AAAH! This is what the body keeps, keeps-keeps-keeps Every jolt and every bend I know the speed, I know the walls What doesn't kill you leaves a dent This is what the body keeps, keeps-keeps No second coin. These legs are mine.
