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18 And Life by Skid Row

Ricky was a young boy
He had a (1)__________ of stone
Lived 9 to 5 and (2)____________ his fingers to the bone
Just barely got out of school
Came from the (3)________ of town
Fought like a switchblade so
No one could take him down
He had no money
No (4)________ at home
He walked the (5)______________ a soldier
And he fought 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 (6)________ to go
18 and life you got it
18 and (7)________ 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 (8)________ him clean
They say he loved adventure
Ricky's the (9)________ one
He married trouble
And had a (10)__________________ (11)________ a gun
Bang bang
Shoot 'em up
The party never ends
You can't (12)__________ of dying
When the bottle's your (13)________ friend
And now it's
18 and (14)________ you got it
18 and (15)________ 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 blew a (16)__________ away

18 and life you got it
18 and life you know
Your (17)__________ is (18)________ and it's
18 and (19)________ 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

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