Ri cky was a young boy, he had a heart of stone
Lived 9 to 5 and wo rked his fingers to the bone
Ju st barely out of school came from the edge of town
Fought like a switchblade
So no on e could take him down, He had no money, ooh
N o good at home
H e walked the streets a soldier, and he fought the world
alone
And now its…
REFRAIN:
Ei ghteen a nd life you got it
E Ighteen a nd life you know
Yo ur crime is time and it’s
E ighteen and life to go
Ei ghteen a nd life you got it
E ighteen a nd life you know
Yo ur crime is time and it’s
E ighteen an d life to go
[Repeat intro]
Te quila in his h eartbeat, his veins burned gasoline
It kept his motor run ning, But it never kept him clean
Th ey say he loved adventure.
R icky’s t he wild one, He m
arried trouble had a courtship wi th a gun
B ang, bang sho ot em’ up, The party never ends
Y ou can’t think of dying when that bottle is your
best friend
And now it’s…
[Repeat refrain]BRIDGE:
A ccidents will happen, they all heard Ricky say
H e fired his six-sh ot to the
wind, that child blew a child away