| Jesse was raised in the Hollywood Hills
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| Living the perfect life
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| Jesse was told what to think, what to wear
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| What she could and could not buy
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| Her parents too busy to listen
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| Never give her the time of day
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| All Jesse wanted was someone to listen
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| To what she had to say
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| She said, «They gotta let me be
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| Gotta let me live my life»
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| She packed her bags and slammed the door
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| For the very last time
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| What Jesse wants is an open road
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| Her favorite song playing on the radio
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| Cranked up loud, singing out of key
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| Tell the whole world who she’s gonna be
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| Foot on the pedal, just a letting it go
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| Letting it rock, letting it roll
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| An open road to chase her dreams
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| I think what Jesse really wants is to be young, wild and free
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| Now Jimmy lives on the other side of town
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| Struggling to stay on his feet
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| Pulling away at some dead end job
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| Just trying to make ends meet
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| His mother passed 10 years ago
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| His father ain’t never around
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| And just because he’s a poor boy
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| Everybody thinks they can keep him down
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| Boss man there to remind him
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| A whole new 9 to 5
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| Jimmy looked down at his calloused hands
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| Then he realized
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| What Jimmy wants is an open road
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| His favorite song playing on the radio
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| Cranked up loud, singing out of key
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| Against the wind, screaming, «This is me»
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| His foot on the pedal, just a letting it go
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| Letting it rock, letting it roll
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| Open road to chase his dreams
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| Jimmy really wants is to be young, wild and free
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| Oh yeah, yeah, yeah
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| Two lost souls are traveling
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| Down that road of life
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| A little bit of faith
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| About to cross their paths tonight
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| A lonely exit, East L. A
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| Just to stop to watch the sun go down
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| There was Jimmy on the hood of his car
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| Thinking about turning around
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| And somewhere in that moment
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| Before the sun surrendered to the night
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| Like some famous final scene
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| Jesse caught Jimmy’s eye
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| Out there on that open road
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| They found a life to call their own
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| Living young and wild and free
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| Just the way it was meant to be
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| Jesse and Jimmy on an open road
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| Favorite song playing on the radio
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| Cranked up loud, singing out of key
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| Young and wild and finally free
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| Foot on the pedal, letting it go
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| Letting it rock letting it roll
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| On that open road they found their dream
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| 'Cause what Jesse really wants, what Jimmy really wants
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| What we all really want is to be young, wild and free
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| Oh yeah, yeah
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| Young, wild and free |