作词 : Frey, Henley, Meisner
he was a poor boy,
raised in a small family

he kinda had a craving
for somethin' no one else could see
they said that he was crazy,
the kind that no lady should meet

he ran out to the city
and wandered around in the street

he wants to dance, oh yeah,
he wants to sing, oh yeah,
he wants to see the lights a flashin'
and listen to the thunder ring

he saw it in a window
the mark of a new kind of man

he kinda liked the feeling,
so shiny and smooth in his hand

he took it to the country
and practiced for days without rest
and then one day he felt it,
he knew he could stand with the best

they got respect, oh yeah,
he wants the same, oh yeah,
and it's a certain kind of fool
that likes to hear the sound of his own name

a poster on a storefront,
the picture of a wanted man
he had a reputation
spreading like fire through the land
it wasn't for the money,
at least it didn't start that way
it wasn't for the runnin',
but now he's runnin' everyday