Hey, pretty boy! You wanna race? Get in line! He rolled up in a Cadillac shine Gold on his fingers, a grin like a crime Slick-back hair and a snake-skin coat Talked so big he could barely float Said, “I’m the king of this one-horse town Nobody’s ever gonna run me down” I spat on the ground, said, “That’s real sweet Let’s see how you talk when we hit the street” He drew a line in the midnight dust Said, “One of us is gonna bite the rust” I fired her up, heard the whole thing roar He was still talking when I hit the floor Corvette! Corvette! Hear that big V-eight! You can talk, you can brag But you can’t outrun fate! Corvette! Corvette! Watch me tear up the night! You can call yourself a king But I’m the one you can’t fight! We lined ’em up where the blacktop ends His pretty-boy crew and my two friends He flashed his teeth, said, “You scared to die?” I laughed in his face, said, “Boy, so am I!” The flag went down and the tires screamed Red dust rising in a gasoline dream He stayed beside me, wheel to wheel Now he had to prove that his mouth was real The road ran straight, the night ran cold He had a big mouth, but a heart of gold? No, just a coward in a suit too tight I saw him flinch in the dashboard light Corvette! Corvette! Hear that big V-eight! You can talk, you can brag But you can’t outrun fate! Corvette! Corvette! Watch me tear up the night! You can call yourself a king But I’m the one you can’t fight! He hit the brakes when the road ran thin I saw his white face through the window grin I pulled ahead, let the engine cry Left his big talk choking in the sky Now he tells the town that he let me win That his motor was bad, that the road was thin Let him spin his stories, let him save his pride I know what happened on the other side Big talk! Small heart! You were finished From the start! Big grin! Cold sweat! You ain’t the king Of nothing yet! Corvette! Corvette! Hear that big V-eight! You can talk, you can brag But you can’t outrun fate! Corvette! Corvette! Hear that engine bite! Nobody owns me Nobody holds me tight! Hey, pretty boy! Tell it again! You almost won! You almost, my friend! Corvette! Corvette! Gone in the night!
