He only thought he was going for the thrill of a ride   Wasn't in the play to be gone for long   But he keeps looking back over his shoulder   He knows that something might go wrong   The ride it ain't smooth that is for sure   Strange mood what is the cure   He's got that feeling of impending doom   Like being trapped in a casket inside a tomb      CHORUS:   Death defied by will   Like a drug that doesn't kill   Boy you gotta learn what's true   Death defied by will   Like a drug that doesn't kill   The joke is on you   You ought to know better   You ought to know better      He is determined to outsmart this snake   With conviction he will stand his ground   Feeling invincible like death itself   But his immortality won't be found   What should he say at his own wake   That he refuses to fulfill his fate   He doesn't know that this is his last drive   On the road we call alive      CHORUS      Now the time has come   You can't play around   And you ought to know   You ought to know better   You ought to know better      CHORUS