If you wanna make the move
Then you better come in
It's just the ability to reason
That wears so thin

Living and dying
And the stories that are true
The secret to a good life
Is knowing when you're through

Black coat, white shoes
Clackhat, Cadillac
The boy's a time bomb

He's back in the hole
Where they got him living
Like a rat but he's smarter than that
Nine lives like a cat
Take him to the youth authority home
First thing you learn is that
You got to make it in this world alone

Now he's gotten out he's gotten free
He's gotta go, got a car
21 years old, he's runnin' from the bar
His pager's beepin' he's got in deep
In whatever he can, move on in
You know that kid's a-creepin' in

Tears come from the razor
That's been tattooed below his eye
His mother cries, she knows
That he is strong enough to die

He's rollin' in the Cadillac
It's midnight, sunroof is down
Three shots rung out
The herds deal
The new king is crowned