You're Gonna Go Far, Kid

"You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" is a punk rock song by The Offspring. It is the third track on the band's eighth studio album Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace (2008) and was released as the second single off of the album on September 4, 2008. The song peaked at #1 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song stayed at number one for 11 weeks, making it the longest consecutive run for any Offspring single at #1 and therefore one of the most commercially successful singles released by the band. It also reached #1 on KROQ's Top 106.7 songs of 2008 countdown list.

[Verse 1] Show me how to lie, you're getting better all the time And turning all against the one is an art that's hard to teach Another clever word sets off an unsuspecting herd And as you step back into line, a mob jumps to their feet [Pre-Chorus] Now dance, fucker, dance man, he never had a chance And no one even knew it was really only you And now you steal away, take him out today Nice work you did, you're gonna go far, kid [Chorus] With a thousand lies and a good disguise Hit 'em right between the eyes, hit 'em right between the eyes When you walk away, nothing more to say See the lightning in your eyes, see 'em running for their lives [Verse 2] Slowly out of line, and drifting closer in your sight So play it out, I'm wide-awake, it's a scene about me There's something in your way and now someone is gonna pay And if you can't get what you want, well, it's all because of me [Pre-Chorus] Now dance, fucker, dance, man, I never had a chance And no one even knew, it was really only you And now you'll lead the way, show the light of day Nice work you did, you're gonna go far, kid, trust deceived [Chorus] With a thousand lies and a good disguise Hit 'em right between the eyes, hit 'em right between the eyes When you walk away, nothing more to say See the lightning in your eyes, see 'em running for their lives [Bridge] Now dance, fucker, dance, he never had a chance And no one even knew, it was really only you So dance, fucker, dance, I never had a chance It was really only you [Chorus] With a thousand lies and a good disguise Hit 'em right between the eyes, hit 'em right between the eyes When you walk away, nothing more to say See the lightning in your eyes, see 'em running for their lives [Outro] Clever alibis, Lord of the Flies Hit 'em right between the eyes, hit 'em right between the eyes When you walk away, nothing more to say See the lightning in your eyes, see 'em running for their lives