Charlie Robison - Desperate Times lyrics
[Charlie Robison - Desperate Times lyrics]
Jackie went to high school in
A little Texas town
He finished up and spent the most
Of next year bummin' 'round
He couldn't find a job to hold
So on a Friday night
He figured he could see the world
And buy a 4-wheel drive
If he'd join the army
'cause these are desperate times
Well, he came back four years later
A little higher off the ground
Things there hadn't changed
And that just really got him down
So he went off to San Antone
An hour to the east
And got a job workin' for
The San Antone police
Well, he had a pistol now
'cause these are desperate times
Well, Jackie, he got married
But his ends they wouldn't meet
His wife worked at the Texas Commerce
Bank just up the street
Well, Jackie got an idea to
Get him outta debt
And they could live the good life
And drive a new Corvette
If he'd rob the bank, he said
'cause these are desperate times
Well, he had planned the whole thing
And while his baby worked
He came in after hours in a
Black ski mask and shirt
She told him where the money was
And that's just where he went
The minute that he saw it
He already had it spent
Well, it wasn't easy
But these are desperate times
Well, he drove off to Bandera
'cause that was his hometown
He had it in his mind just
Where he'd lay that money down
He went out to his mom's house
And Jack went up the hill
To bury that old suitcase full
Of hundred dollar bills
Well, he'd let it sit a while
'cause these are desperate times
Well, the bank, they called the G-men
'cause they were insured by the Fed
And Jill, she rolled on Jack
'cause she was in above her head
The G-men gave Jack wind of this
When they made his arrest
And he asked her why she turned on
The one that she loved best
Well, it wasn't easy, Jack
But these are desperate times
Yeah, ain't that what she always said
These are desperate times
A little Texas town
He finished up and spent the most
Of next year bummin' 'round
He couldn't find a job to hold
So on a Friday night
He figured he could see the world
And buy a 4-wheel drive
If he'd join the army
'cause these are desperate times
Well, he came back four years later
A little higher off the ground
Things there hadn't changed
And that just really got him down
So he went off to San Antone
An hour to the east
And got a job workin' for
The San Antone police
Well, he had a pistol now
'cause these are desperate times
Well, Jackie, he got married
But his ends they wouldn't meet
His wife worked at the Texas Commerce
Bank just up the street
Well, Jackie got an idea to
Get him outta debt
And they could live the good life
And drive a new Corvette
If he'd rob the bank, he said
'cause these are desperate times
Well, he had planned the whole thing
And while his baby worked
He came in after hours in a
Black ski mask and shirt
She told him where the money was
And that's just where he went
The minute that he saw it
He already had it spent
Well, it wasn't easy
But these are desperate times
Well, he drove off to Bandera
'cause that was his hometown
He had it in his mind just
Where he'd lay that money down
He went out to his mom's house
And Jack went up the hill
To bury that old suitcase full
Of hundred dollar bills
Well, he'd let it sit a while
'cause these are desperate times
Well, the bank, they called the G-men
'cause they were insured by the Fed
And Jill, she rolled on Jack
'cause she was in above her head
The G-men gave Jack wind of this
When they made his arrest
And he asked her why she turned on
The one that she loved best
Well, it wasn't easy, Jack
But these are desperate times
Yeah, ain't that what she always said
These are desperate times