Ricky was a young boy
He had a heart of stone
Lived nine to five
and worked his
fingers to the bone
Just barely
out of school
came from the edge of town
Fought like a
switchblade so no
one could take him down no
He had no money
Oh no good at home
He walked the streets a
soldier and he
fought the world
alone and now it's
Eighteen and life you got it
Eighteen and life you know
Your crime is time and it's
Eighteen and life to go
Eighteen and life you got it
Eighteen and life you know
Your crime is time and it's
Eighteen and life to go
Tequila in his heartbeat
His veins burned gasoline
It kept his motor running
but it never kept him clean
They say he loved adventure
Ricky's the wild one
He married trouble
had a courtship
with a gun
Bang Bang Shoot 'em up
The party never ends
You can't think of
dying when the
bottle's your
best friend and now it's
Eighteen and life you got it
Eighteen and life you know
Your crime is time and it's
Eighteen and life to go
Eighteen and life you got it
Eighteen and life you know
Your crime is time and it's
Eighteen and life to go
Yaeh Yeah
Accidents will happen
they all heard Ricky say
He fired his six shot
to the wind
that blew a child away
Eighteen and life you got it
Eighteen and life you know
Your crime is time and it's
Eighteen and life to go
Eighteen and life you got it
Eighteen and life you know
Your crime is time and it's
Eighteen and life to go
Yaeh Yeah