When the stranger came to town
We treated him with hate
He rubbed it right back in our face

So two teenage boys would race
For a twenty dollar bet
And to claim who would be great


So we all skipped our last class
To see our hero face the fool

Start their engines, press the gas
Lord, may our hero make it through
This chilly autumn day

And they sky all black and blue

But he last thing that we saw

Ws our hero drive right off the hill
His car went rolling into flames
He gave his life away

For a twenty dollar bet
And to sanctify his fate


As we all were walking home
Shell-shocked and immune
We kicked dirt up with our shoes

There was nothing else to do
And ever since the day
We’ve never been the same

Hollow and afraid
Ever since the day