[Intro: timpani roll, string ostinato, race radio crackle] Box box Box box Confirm, box this lap Crew out [Hook: chanted, gang shouts] Box box (box box) Two seconds and he's gone Box box (box box) Four new tires and the car rolls on Jack up, gun on, hands in the air Blink and you missed it, I was never there [Verse 1] Front left wheel gun, that's my office, that's my chair Fireproof suit and a helmet full of prayer Driver's on the poster and the money's on the car Nobody knows my face and I like it how we are Five a.m. at the factory, lights buzzing on Hundred practice stops till the coffee's gone Monaco tunnels, Singapore at night Suzuka in the rain and the pit lane light Sao Paulo crowds put the thunder in the stands Every city learns the speed but never learns the hands Two point one seconds, that's the length of my fame Watch the replay slow and you still won't catch my name [Hook: chanted, gang shouts] Box box (box box) Two seconds and he's gone Box box (box box) Four new tires and the car rolls on Jack up, gun on, hands in the air Blink and you missed it, I was never there [Verse 2] Last race of the year, the title's on a wire Rival on our tail, the asphalt's on fire Strategy says lap forty one we pull him in Under two point two or the rival takes the win Chief says stay calm, I said I been calm all year Same breakfast every morning, same spot, same gear My daughter's back home with the race on in her cap Hoping for my elbow in the frame, she'll take that Rain on the visor and the crew all crouched in white Twenty two people holding one breath tight Two words on the radio and all of us grin Car's coming in and the two seconds begin [Double-Time Switch: stacked, no commas] Lollipop up and the jack man set and the gunners all crouched in a row Tires in their blankets are warm on the trolleys and ready to go Rival is pitting the same lap and his crew is a mirror of mine Twenty two people one stopwatch and every last one on the line [Hook: chanted, gang shouts] Box box (box box) Two seconds and he's gone Box box (box box) Four new tires and the car rolls on [Breakdown: strings drop out, timpani only] Car in the box (boom) Front jack (boom) Gun up (boom) Go (boom) [Chopper Burst: triplet bounce, flow switch] Jack it then I hit it and the nut is spinning off the hub and I am pulling it away Wheel man slaps the fresh one on the axle and I'm back again to bolt it where it's gonna stay Gun it till it clicks and then my hand is in the air before the cameras ever see All four hands together and the lollipop is lifting and the car is breaking free Two point oh up on the board and the rival is a second slower coming down the lane Out in front of him by half a car and the whole garage is roaring like a hurricane [Verse 3] Checkered flag and the champagne's flying on the stage Driver up top with the cameras on his face He skips the party, takes the trophy through the crowd Down the pit lane to the crew and says it loud Puts it in my gloves and tells the cameras true Front left, two point oh, I'm up here because of you Daughter on the phone and she's screaming, she's glad Daddy, you were famous for a second and a half Monday back at five and the garage is gray Hundred more stops, got a tenth to shave away Fame's for the driver and the poster on the wall I'm two seconds in the middle and the middle holds it all [Final Hook: chanted, gang shouts] Box box (box box) Two seconds and he's gone Box box (box box) Four new tires and the car rolls on Jack up, gun on, hands in the air Blink and you missed it, I was never there [Outro: radio crackle, timpani fade] Good stop, boys Two point oh Crew out
