[Verse 1: Trailer-rock male lead, commanding, taiko drums under the guitar] Forty years of fallin' for a face that isn't mine Lit on fire, thrown through glass, a hundred cars in line I'm the back of the head in every hero shot you love The name nobody reads when the credits roll above Today's my last one, ninety feet off a canyon wall Airbag down below and I'm the oldest of them all [Pre-Chorus: Trailer-rock male lead, stage-filling, searing guitar] Kid with the famous face walks up and takes my hand Says, "Forty years you fell for me, so let me understand" Buckles in beside me while the director starts to yell Kid just grins and says, "We're goin', Ray, can't you tell" [Chorus: Trailer-rock male lead, full-throated, kick and snare with taiko] We take the fall together Nobody goes alone Ninety feet of open air and the canyon calls us home We take the fall together Every bruise I wore for you Every scar under the lights Now you're standin' on the edge with me We take the fall together [Verse 2: Trailer-rock male lead, commanding, searing guitar] Producers on the radio sayin' insurance won't allow Kid tells 'em, "Bill me later, we are doin' this right now" I taught him how to land back when he couldn't throw a punch Taught him how to take a hit and how to roll it with a crunch Fifteen cameras rollin' and the wind is blowin' south Count of three, he grabs my collar, grins, says, "Shut your mouth" [Chorus: Trailer-rock male lead, full-throated, kick and snare with taiko] We take the fall together Nobody goes alone Ninety feet of open air and the canyon calls us home We take the fall together Every bruise I wore for you Every scar under the lights Now you're standin' on the edge with me We take the fall together [Bridge: Trailer-rock male lead, taiko barrage, a wall of drums as they step off] Air goes loud, the canyon wall goes past Forty years of fallin' and I never fell this fast Kid is laughin' like a boy beside me in the blue "Ray, you never told me it was beautiful" [Verse 3: Trailer-rock male lead, stage-filling, guitars wide] Hit the bag together and the whole crew loses it Grips are cryin', makeup's cryin', even catering's in it In the final cut they show both faces, side by side First time in forty years my name comes up on time [Final Chorus: Trailer-rock male lead, full-throated, taiko and full band] We take the fall together Nobody goes alone Ninety feet of open air and the canyon calls us home We take the fall together Every bruise I wore for you Every scar under the lights Now you're standin' on the edge with me We take the fall together [End]
