More songs by Vincent Mason
Description
The road hums beneath the wheels, and the six-string in my hands becomes the only constant - both a friend and a curse. Here, every dawn is like a sunset, because time has merged into one long tour of ‘now or never.’ The song evokes the scent of whisky for courage, phone calls that end in tears on the line, and asphalt that ‘kicks you in the rear’ but still beckons you onward.
It sounds like the confession of a nomad of the stage: fatigue cannot be hidden, but the drive is stronger. Yes, the days are numbered, the nights are long, but the name is famous, and a thousand people are waiting for the amplifier to be turned up to ten again.
Lyrics and translation
Original
It's now or never, boy, don't you slow down
Another 80 miles south of a nowhere town
I'll probably crash and burn, just ain't sure when
But we sold a thousand tickets, better turn it up to ten
Me and this six-string been puttin' in work
Ol' number seven just to settle my nerves
This black top been kickin' my ass
Got 90 minutes, make 'em love me back
Goin' zero to a hundred
I ain't comin' down yet, down yet
That 5 a.m. sunrise lookin' like a sunset, sunset
Wouldn't trade this life for nothin' or another
But my nights are long and my days are numbered
It's 12:35, just gettin' on the bus
No, I can't talk, baby, 'cause the band's still up
I can only take so much of her cryin' on the phone
She can only take so much of gеttin' left at home
Whoa, oh
Goin' zero to a hundred
I ain't comin' down yet, down yet
That 5 a.m. sunrise feelin' like sunset, sunset
She's tryna love me, and you know, I wanna love her
But my nights are long and my days are numbered
Me and this six-string been puttin' in work
Ol' number seven just to settle my nerves
This black top been kickin' my ass
You got one shot to put your name on the map
Goin' zero to a hundred
I ain't comin' down yet, down yet
That 5 a.m. sunrise lookin' like a sunset, sunset
Wouldn't trade this life for nothin' or another
But my nights are long and my days are numbered
Yeah, my nights are long and my days are numbered
It's now or never, boy, don't you slow down
Another 80 miles south of a guitar town
Couple days off 'fore we're on the road again
'Cause we sold a thousand tickets, better turn it up to ten
English translation
It's now or never, boy, don't you slow down
Another 80 miles south of a nowhere town
I'll probably crash and burn, just ain't sure when
But we sold a thousand tickets, better turn it up to ten
Me and this six-string been puttin' in work
Ol' number seven just to settle my nerves
This black top been kickin' my ass
Got 90 minutes, make 'em love me back
Goin' zero to a hundred
I ain't comin' down yet, down yet
That 5 a.m. sunrise lookin' like a sunset, sunset
Wouldn't trade this life for nothin' or another
But my nights are long and my days are numbered
It's 12:35, just gettin' on the bus
No, I can't talk, baby, 'cause the band's still up
I can only take so much of her cryin' on the phone
She can only take so much of gеttin' left at home
Whoa, oh
Goin' zero to a hundred
I ain't comin' down yet, down yet
That 5 a.m. sunrise feelin' like sunset, sunset
She's tryna love me, and you know, I wanna love her
But my nights are long and my days are numbered
Me and this six-string been puttin' in work
Ol' number seven just to settle my nerves
This black top been kickin' my ass
You got one shot to put your name on the map
Goin' zero to a hundred
I ain't comin' down yet, down yet
That 5 a.m. sunrise lookin' like a sunset, sunset
Wouldn't trade this life for nothin' or another
But my nights are long and my days are numbered
Yeah, my nights are long and my days are numbered
It's now or never, boy, don't you slow down
Another 80 miles south of a guitar town
Couple days off 'fore we're on the road again
'Cause we sold a thousand tickets, better turn it up to ten