A I look for trouble and i found it son Straight down the barrel of a lawmanʼs gun I tried to run but i donʼt think i can You make one move and youʼre a dead man friend D Ainʼt living long like this A Canʼt live at all like this,can i baby? E He slipped the handcuffs on behind my back And left me reeling on a steel reel rack D They gotʼem all in the jailhouse baby A Ainʼt living long like this Canʼt live at all like this,can i baby? A Grew up in Houston off the wayside drives Son of a carhop and some all night dives Dad drove a stock car to an early death All i remember was a drunk manʼs breath D Ainʼt living long like this A Canʼt live at all like this,can i baby? E You know the story how the wheel goes ʼround Donʼt let them take you to the man down town D Canʼt sleep at all in a jailhouse baby A Ainʼt living long like this Canʼt live at all like this,can i baby? A I live with Angel sheʼs a roadhouse queen Makes Texas Ruby look like Sandra Dee I want to love her but i donʼt know how Iʼm at the bottom in the jailhouse now D Ainʼt living long like this A Canʼt live at all like this,can i baby? E You know the story about the jailhouse rock Donʼt want to do it but just donʼt get caught D They gotʼem all in the jailhouse baby A Ainʼt living long like this Canʼt live at all like this,can i baby?