Ricky was a young boy, he had a heart of stone
Lived nine to five and worked his fingers to the bone
Just barely got 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
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
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, yeah yeah
Accidents will happen
They all heard Ricky say
He fired his six shot to the wind
That 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