New York, you never sleep
That night I swear that you were sleeping
Storm came, flooding the streets
My friends and I walked out on the expressway

Long before we cared about winning
I worried about our parents getting older
Back when life was just beginning
Put our faces to the rain and the wind and the cold and we felt it

We were broke, we were brave
Twenty five years in a hurricane
Ooh
We were wild, we were wasted
Up all night, we'd dream all day
Almost let you slip away
Ooh
We were wild, we were wasted
Running wild in the wasteland

In the eye of the storm
Woke up to fireworks in the backyard
Someone playing the guitar
The sun danced along on the horizon

Long before we cared about winning
I worried about if we were getting older
Back when life was just beginning
Put our faces to the rain and the wind and the cold and we felt it

We were broke, we were brave
Twenty five years in a hurricane
Ooh
We were wild, we were wasted
Up all night, we'd dream all day
Almost let you slip away
Ooh
We were wild, we were wasted
Running wild in the wasteland
We were wild, we were wasted
Running wild in the wasteland

We were broke, we were brave
Twenty five years in a hurricane
Ooh
We were wild, we were wasted
Up all night, we'd dream all day
Almost let you slip away
Ooh

We were wild, we were wasted
Running wild in the wasteland
Running wild in the wasteland
Running wild in the wasteland
Running wild in the wasteland

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Writer(s): Andrew McMahon, Ben Thornewill, Brian Phillips, Jesse Kristin, Tommy Siegel