Wind in My Hair, Bugs in My Teeth [Verse 1] I kicked that rusty beast awake, She coughed, complained, then hit the road. Sun going down behind my back, No map, no plans, no heavy load. The engine growled beneath my boots, The whole damn highway opened wide— I tasted freedom at sixty-five… And something with a lot of legs inside. [Pre-Chorus] They make it sound so beautiful— The open road, the wild and free… They never mention every flying thing Is aiming straight at me. [Chorus] Wind in my hair, bugs in my teeth, Freedom up above me, dead mosquitoes underneath. Living like a legend, looking like debris— Wind in my hair, bugs in my teeth. Yeah, life is beautiful and brief— Wind in my hair… bugs in my teeth. [Verse 2] A June bug bounced off my sunglasses, A moth got tangled in my beard. A grasshopper became a passenger— Neither one of us volunteered. I smiled at someone passing by, They screamed and pointed back at me— I thought they liked my motorcycle, But there was a beetle on my cheek. [Pre-Chorus] Still, I wouldn’t trade this highway For a spotless limousine— You haven’t really lived until You’ve swallowed half the local insect scene. [Chorus] Wind in my hair, bugs in my teeth, Freedom up above me, dead mosquitoes underneath. Living like a legend, looking like debris— Wind in my hair, bugs in my teeth. Yeah, life is beautiful and brief— Wind in my hair… bugs in my teeth. [Bridge] No roof! No cage! Just rubber, steel and middle age! No fear! No shame! I don’t know that poor bug’s name! Ride hard! Ride free! Just keep your damn mouth closed past sixty-three! [Guitar Solo] [Final Chorus] Wind in my hair, bugs in my teeth, Thunder in the engine and a dragonfly beneath The collar of my jacket where it’s stinging violently— Wind in my hair, bugs in my teeth! Yeah, freedom isn’t always clean— Sometimes it splatters on your cheek. [Outro] Ride into the sunset, Grinning like a fool— Wind in my hair… Protein in my teeth.
