Ryan Seacrest: (Introduction) Chris coming up next with "Renegade". As it turns out, making this stage was only a matter of time...
Intro clip... Chris: I was born in 1979 and apparently at a young age I was destined to be a musician. You know, if you ask my parents they'll tell you I've been performing all my life. You know, whether it be dressin' up as a superhero and actin' around the house. You know, I always wanted to be in the spotlight and now, here I am, living my dream.
Chris sings...
¯ Oh Mama, I'm in fear for my life from the long arm of the law ¯ Hang man is comin down from the gallows and I don't have very long ¯ The jig is up, the news is out ¯ They finally found me ¯ The renegade who had it made ¯ Retrieved for a bounty ¯ Never more to go astray ¯ This'll be the end today ¯ Of the wanted man ¯ Oh Mama, I've been years on the lam and had a high price on my head ¯ Lawman said 'Get him dead or alive' now and for sure he'll see me dead ¯ Oh Mama I can hear you cryin', you're so scared and all alone ¯ Hangman is comin' down from the gallows and I don't have very long ¯ Oh Mama, I'm in fear for my life from the long arm of the law ¯
(Cheers and applause)
Background voice: (Sounds like Simon) Jump in Randy. Jump in.
Randy Jackson: Yo-yo!
Chris: Whoo!
Randy Jackson: Chris! Yo dawg, all I can say man is "America, we've got a real hot one tonight! Right there!" (Cheers) That was hot baby.
Paula Abdul: Outstanding. You set... you're already setting it far apart from anyone else. So...
Chris: Thank you so much.
Paula Abdul: You're on your path. (Cheers)
Simon Cowell: Okay, for me Chris that was a million times better than the first two performances. It was a great choice of song as well. Well done.
Ryan Seacrest: (Joins Chris on stage) Daughtry! Well done!
Chris: Thank you.
Ryan Seacrest: You feel like you've hit your groove?
Chris: (Smiling) Whoo!... (He pats Ryan on the back) ...Yeah, I'm there. I'm good.
Ryan Seacrest: All right, more to come from Chris... (Gives out the voting numbers) ...Daughtry! Ladies and gentlemen. (Cheers) Our in-house rocker.