He only thought he was going for the thrill of a ride

Wasn't in the plan to be gone for long

But he keeps looking back over his shoulder, yeah

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, oh



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

Oh, the joke is on you



You ought to know better

You ought to know better



Now, 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 fulfil his fate

He doesn't know that this is his last drive

On the road we call alive



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

Now the joke is on you



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



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

Now the joke is on you



You ought to know better

You ought to know better



Ala-la-la-la-laa



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

Now the joke is on, the joke is on you



(You ought to know better)

Oh, joke is on you

(You ought to know better)

Oh, the joke is on you

(You ought to know better)

Ought to know better, yeah

(You ought to know better, better, joke is on you)

You ought to know better