A música Wanted Dead or Alive foi escrita por Jon Bon Jovi e Richie Sambora. Ela é conhecida como uma das músicas assinatura da banda Bon Jovi e fala sobre a vida na estrada como músico. Inspirada em parte pela vida em turnê, a música compara a vida de um rockstar com a de um fora-da-lei do Velho Oeste, eles usaram referências de filmes e da cultura popular para representar a imagem do cowboy solitário.
It's all the same, only the names will change And ev'ry day, it seems we're wasting away Another place, where the faces are so cold I'd drive all night, just to get back home
I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride I'm wanted, dead or alive Wanted, dead or alive
Sometimes I sleep, sometimes it's not for days and people I meet, always go their separate ways Sometimes you tell the day, by the bottle that you drink And times when you're alone, and all you do is think
I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride I'm wanted, dead or alive Wanted, dead or alive
Ooooh and I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride I'm wanted (wanted), dead or alive
And I walk these streets, a loaded six string on my back I play for keeps, 'cause I might not make it back I been everywhere, still I'm standing tall I've seen a million faces, and I've rocked them all
'Cause I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride I'm wanted (wanted), dead or alive Well I'm a cowboy, I got the night on my side I'm wanted (wanted), dead or alive Dead or alive, dead or alive Dead or alive, I still ride (still ride) Dead or alive, Dead or alive Dead or alive, dead or alive Dead or alive, dead or alive