18 and Life

18 and Life (Bolan, Snake) Ricky was a young boy, he had a heart of stone Lived 9 to 5 and worked his finger to the bone Just barely out of school, came from the edge of town Fough like a switchblade so no one could take him down He had no money, ohh no good at home He walked the streets a soldier and he fough 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 gazoline It kept his motor running, but it never kept him clen They say he loved adventure, Ricky's the wild one He married trouble had a courtship with a gun Bang bang, shooting '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 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 © Skid Row