Song Description
The love for the open road on a motorcycle and the freedom the rider feels.
| Song Length |
3:36 |
Genre |
Country - Rock, Country - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Mixed Vocals |
| Mood |
Composed, Irritated |
Subject |
Freedom |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
"Ain't Built to Bow"
[Intro]
Yeah... turn it up...
[Verse]
They tried to brand me with a nine-to-five
Sell my soul just to feel alive
But I heard that engine call my name
Like a backroad choir sayin' break those chains
[Pre-Chorus]
I've been down, I've been told to behave
But I won't trade freedom for a cage
[Chorus]
I ain't built to bow, I was born to ride
Got a fist in the wind and a spark inside
Let 'em write their rules, let 'em draw their lines
I'm gone like smoke by the county sign
Loud pipes singin' what I know is true
You can't cage a heart that runs on fuel
[Post-Chorus Hook]
(Ain't built to bow... ain't built to bow...)
Yeah I ride, yeah I ride, yeah I ride
[Verse 2]
Boss man talk with a paper crown
Said slow it up, don't burn it down
I just smiled and I dropped that clutch
He don't own me, never did that much
[Pre-Chorus]
Blue lights flash but I don't slow down
Freedom's the only law I've found
[Chorus]
I ain't built to bow, I was born to ride
Got a fist in the wind and a spark inside
Let 'em write their rules, let 'em draw their lines
I'm gone like smoke by the county sign
Loud pipes singin' what I know is true
You can't cage a heart that runs on fuel
[Post-Chorus Hook]
(Ain't built to bow... ain't built to bow...)
Let it ride, let it ride, let it ride
[Bridge ] (Half-time, gritty)
Go on and judge from your front porch throne
You don't know the miles I've known
I got freedom carved in throttle steel
And the only truth is the way it feels
[Breakdown] (Spoken / stripped)
Turn it up...
Let it roll...
Feel that engine in your soul...
[Final Chorus] (Big, anthemic)
I ain't built to bow, I was born to ride
Let the whole world watch me light it up inside
I don't need their gold, I don't need their crown
Just two wheels rollin' and I won't back down
Loud pipes singin', cuttin' through the night
I was made for the road and the endless ride
[Outro Hook]
(Ain't built to bow... ain't built to bow...)
Yeah I ride, yeah I ride, yeah I ride...