Protex, protex blue I didn't want to hold you I didn't want to use you All I want to do Standing in the bog of a west end bar Guy on the right leaning over too far Money in my pocket gonna put it in the slot Open up the pack see what type I got It's a

I had a friend named Victor The two of us used hang every single day And it seemed like overnight that his whole life just changed I know when his mom and his dad broke up it didn't make sense But I know that his dad was a drunk and he gambled away the

That for worse or for better we're better together Please just come back home No don't say that you're sorry And I won't say I told you so Oh can't you see You said you needed your space I wasn't where you wanted to be I didn't stand in your way

And then all of a sudden ah it seemed so strange to me Lookin' back all I can say about all the things he did for me Is I hope I'm at least half the dad that he didn't have to be When a single mom goes out on a date with somebody new It always winds up

White lightnin' hit the family tree But the words were a slurrin' comin' off of her lips Actin' civilzed didn't seem to matter Everybody got to showin' their hiney includin' me Lord I'd never known Granny to take her a sip And it dawned on me It was the

As bad as it was, as bad as it hurt I thank God I didn’t get what I thought that I deserved Sometimes life leads you down a different road Someday you’ll see the reason why When you’re holding on to someone that you gotta let go Sometimes, yeah

And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile It don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while Won't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone No I'm just tryin' to have me some fun When I woke up this morning, things were lookin' bad Seem like

And baby you're a sweet surprise You're a strong, free, just what I need, wild card And baby you're my wild card My perfect little twist of fate Favorite part of everything Lucky like a shooting star Baby, you're my wild card I didn't see it coming

Walk this way, walk this way See-saw swingin' with the boys in the school With your feet flyin' up in the air Singin' hey diddle-diddle with the kitty in the middle You be swingin' like you just didn't care So I took a big chance at the high school dance

I like the simple life The way it used to be We left our doors wide open We didn't need no key I've been around the world Seen all there is to see I'd trade all those memories for one more day How it used to be Hey, when is the last time you sat down and