Main Event

[Verse 1] They rolled me out in a cage of chrome Said, "Smile for the crowd, then go on home" But I bit that rope with a grin of steel Now every eye in the room can feel I ain't the shadow on the poster wall I ain't the warm-up, baby, I am the call Got mud on my boots and a glare that burns When I hit that stage, the whole place turns [Pre-Chorus] Hear that rattle in my tail Hear that old board floor complain I came up out the water And I did not come to wait [Chorus] I am the main event (Yeah, I am the main event) I am the name they rent (Shout it loud, shout it loud) You came for me tonight I'm the one that bites I am the main event I am the main event [Verse 2] They booked me third, with a cut-rate light Like I'd fade back soft and I'd play polite But my jaw swings wide and my claws slam down One roar from me shakes this whole town Got teeth like chrome and a back porch growl I don't take orders, I take the crowd If you came for filler, better leave that seat I'm the last thing standing on two black feet [Pre-Chorus] Hear that rattle in my tail Hear that old board floor complain I came up out the water And I did not come to wait [Chorus] I am the main event (Yeah, I am the main event) I am the name they rent (Shout it loud, shout it loud) You came for me tonight I'm the one that bites I am the main event I am the main event [Bridge] Let the side act spark and fade Let the pretenders make their shade I got a swamp-born thunder in my throat And I came to take this boat [Final Chorus] I am the main event (Yeah, I am the main event) I am the name they rent (Shout it loud, shout it loud) You came for me tonight I'm the one that bites I am the main event I am the main event