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Intro
Verse 1
I looked for trouble and I found it son
Straight down the barrel of a lawman's gun
I tried to run but I don't think I can
You make one move and you're a dead man friend
Chorus
Ain't living long like this
Can't live at all like this, can I baby
He slipped the handcuffs on behind my back
left me reeling on a steel rail rack
They got 'em all in the jailhouse baby
Ain't living long like this
Can't live at all like this, can I baby
Verse 2
Grew up in Houston off the wayside drive
Son of a carhop in some all night dive
Dad drove a stock car to an early death
All I remember was a drunk man's breath
Chorus
Ain't living long like this
Can't live at all like this, can I baby
We know the story how the wheel goes 'round
Don't let them take you to the man downtown
Can't sleep at all in the jailhouse baby
Ain't living long like this
Can't live at all like this, can I baby
Solo
Verse 3
I live with Angel, she's a roadhouse queen
Makes Texas Ruby look like Sandra Dee
I want to love her but I don't know how
I'm at the bottom of the jailhouse now
Chorus
Ain't living long like this
Can't live at all like this, can I baby
You know the story about the jailhouse rock
Go on and do it but just don't get caught
They got 'em all in the jailhouse baby
Ain't living long like this
Can't live at all like this, can I baby
Outro
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