Life was great when I grew up
Everyone around me seemed stuck
Like all their dreams had broke on them
And opportunities all closed on them
But this couldn't be what life was meant to be
I couldn't let it suffocate you
Oh woah oh oh

I'm a wild child
I fell in love with the wild fire
To live fast and to die young
To break away, hallelujah!
Wham bam boom, run right through ya

I took the only way out I knew
I got doped up and away I flew
I hit the streets and I hit the juice
I rock 'n' rolled and let all hell break loose
I didn't care if I choked and died
At least I would know I had felt alive
Oh woah oh oh

I'm a wild child
I fell in love with the wild fire
To live fast and to die young
To break away, halleluja!
Wham bam boom, run right through ya

All of these stories they end the same
You wreck your chances and you're left with shame
Sometimes I feel I'm just a big mistake
And now I ? often what I tried to escape
But when the search of action come
I can't help myself I love nothing else
Oh woah oh oh

I'm a wild child
I fell in love with the wild fire
To live fast and to die young
To break away, hallelujah!