[Verse 1] I came up through the mud With grass stains on my knees Your clean-cut rules Just don't get me I keep the gate half-open For the runaway kinds Torn socks, sharp tongues And the bored-out mind [Pre-Chorus] You can call me reckless You can call me bent But I know the ones Who never get sent They lean on the fence They look straight through I know that ache 'Cause I live there too [Chorus] I’m like a catcher in the rye (hey, I’m right here) I’m like a catcher in the rye (hold on, hold on) If you fall, I’ll try To get there first I’m like a catcher in the rye (hey, I’m right here) [Verse 2] Cheap denim jacket Dust on the sleeve I know the back roads Where the lost ones leave Your perfect little picture It cracks in my hands I patch it with nothing And broken plans [Pre-Chorus] You can call me restless You can call me loud But I hear the one kid Under the crowd He wants out, wants out Before dawn breaks through I know that pull 'Cause it pulls me too [Chorus] I’m like a catcher in the rye (hey, I’m right here) I’m like a catcher in the rye (hold on, hold on) If you fall, I’ll try To get there first I’m like a catcher in the rye (hey, I’m right here) [Bridge] Maybe I’m just a stranger With dirt on my shoes But I keep my arms open For the ones you lose So run if you have to Run through the light I’ll be on the edge At the end of the night [Final Chorus] I’m like a catcher in the rye (hey, I’m right here) I’m like a catcher in the rye (hold on, hold on) If you fall, I’ll try To get there first I’m like a catcher in the rye (hey, I’m right here) I’m like a catcher in the rye (hold on, hold on) I’m like a catcher in the rye (hey, I’m right here)
