The day after the apocolypse When civilization took it's last gasp We perished like rats, through this wasted land White light filled the sky, unleashed atomic dreams Radiation, disease and anarchy Machines stopped, the world stood still There was no fuel for the cities and factories The road became a battleground People killed one another for a tank of gasoline Up from the wreckage a warrior emerges Steel firestorm, enforcer Driving the last, interceptor Foot on the gas, black thunder Relic from the past, road warrior I am the lord of the wasteland and I rule with an iron hand I control fate, I control your fear Mine to command, mine to destroy Before the bomb he upheld the law Devoted, loved, family man 'Till the sight of his family killed drove him mad Violence, violence breeds a cold nihilist Scavenging, a broken man, a nomad He hunted down and made them pay A dark angel, high speed death on the roadway A maelstrom, split atom No one could forsee the signs of doomsday All would perish Reborn from the ash, a warrior called max Bitter avenger behind the wheel, fueled by diesel and blood I feel nothing, nothing but hate, hear the Holden V8 Road warrior, steed of steel, none may stand in his way Night rider, hell on wheels, butcher of the highway There was a tribe held under siege by a horde Led by lord Humungous, the vermin had truly inherited the earth Promises, promises made of safe passage, if they would all just walk away But they knew his word meant nothing If they gave up they would all be raped Raped and slaughtered A saviour appeared through the valley of death For a price he would haul the gas away A man of no hope, with nothing to lose Road Warrior