Skid Row 18 and Life

Ricky was a young boy
He had a heart of stone.
Lived 9 to 5 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.
He had no money
Oooh no good at home.
He walked the streets a soldier
And he fought the world alone
And now it's

18 and life You got it
18 and life you know
Your crime is time and it's
18 and life to go

18 and life You got it
18 and life you know
Your crime is time and it's
18 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
And 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

18 and life You got it
18 and life you know
Your crime is time and it's
18 and life to go

18 and life You got it
18 and life you know
Your crime is time and it's
18 and life to go

"Accidents will happen"
They all heard Ricky say
He fired his six-shot to the wind
And that child blew a child away

18 and life You got it
18 and life you know
Your crime is time and it's
18 and life to go

18 and life You got it
18 and life you know
Your crime is time and it's
18 and life to go