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?
