Charted: 1989 Peaked at #4 Atlantic -- 88883 From the album "Skid Row" Written by Rachel Bolan / Snake B-Side "Midnight/Tornado" 45 RPM -- 3:50
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, 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
Chorus: 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
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Accidents will happen They all heard Ricky say He fired his six-shot to the wind And that child blew a child away
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