Nineteen sixty eight, a memory that screams Jungle heat and blood soaked dreams, a nightmare that it seems Will never end, this war within, a constant, gnawing pain Another bottle downed, another day of pouring rain Lost my job, lost my girl, left with nothing but the dust Just a hollow shell, consumed by rust But the engine roars, a thunder in my soul Leavin' all this hell behind, takin' back control Packin' up my bags, jumpin' on my hog This highway's my escape, this road, my only cog Road to Hell they call it, but I see a different light A flicker in the darkness, burnin' ever so bright Flashbacks hit like bombs, the jungle closes in Whispers in the darkness, where do I even begin? To piece myself together, to find a way to mend This broken heart, this shattered friend But the wind howls freedom, a siren in my ear Washin' away the sorrow, conquerin' all fear 'Cause the engine roars, a thunder in my soul Leavin' all this hell behind, takin' back control Packin' up my bags, jumpin' on my hog This highway's my escape, this road, my only cog Road to Hell they call it, but I see a different light A flicker in the darkness, burnin' ever so bright Maybe redemption waits, beyond this dusty track Maybe peace is findable, maybe I can turn back Not to the life I knew, but to a life, reborn Leaving the ghosts behind, meetin' a brand new morn 'Cause the engine roars, a thunder in my soul Leavin' all this hell behind, takin' back control Packin' up my bags, jumpin' on my hog This highway's my escape, this road, my only cog Road to Hell they call it, but I see a different light A flicker in the darkness, burnin' ever so bright Thunder in my soul (thunder in my soul)