Eighteen and Life

Ricky was a young boy;
He had a heart of gold
Lived nine-to-five and worked his
Fingers right to the bone

Just barely out of school,
Ricky - he came from the edge of town
Walked with a switchblade
So no one could take him down, no.

He had no money, oh!
(No good at home)
Walked the streets a soldier
And he fought the world alone,
And now he's:

Eighteen and life you got it
Eighteen and life, you know?
Your crime this time and it's-
Eighteen and life to go?

Eighteen and life you've got it
Eighteen and life, you know?
Your crime this time and it's-
Eighteen and life to go...

Tequila in his heartbeat
His veins burned gasoline
It kept his motor runnin'
But he would've never expected
It would've kept him clean

They say Ricky loved adventure;
Ricky is the wild one
He married trouble;
With a courtship and a gun