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Written, recorded and produced by the Lemurs
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Well I left Joliet back in '98
And I told the parole board I was goin straight
But I just can't seem to live my life that way
I did ten long years for stealin cars
And I paid my price and I got my scars
But goin straight didn't even last a day
An old friend said he had a job for me
He was a theif that I knew from cell block three
And he said the take was high and the stakes were low
So I hopped on a Greyhound and I headed west
I'll either make some money or wind up dead
Cause straight's the only way I can't seem to go
And I guess I should have left when I had the chance
I always seem to be the victim of circumstance
So I met with the crew at a sleazy bar
There were three guys with guns
And one to drive the car
Plus that theif that I knew from cell block three
He laid out the plan and it sounded tight
Said we could score six large if things went right
But I should've known things don't go right for me
I guess I should've felt it all go wrong
Because it always does before too long
And I'm headed for a shakedown
At the Breakdown Motel
And it's a feeling I know all too well
But that's the price you pay
When you cast your lot with fools
I never will regret the things I did
Except I should have run but instead I hid
And that's the price I pay for being born too loose
Well the job went well the plan worked fine
And we divied up the money and I took mine
And we'd meet up later at the old breakdown motel
When the crew didn't show by half past eight
I was gettin nervous it was gettin late
And that's when everything just went to hell
Well the whole damn crew kicked down my door
And I grabbed my gun and I hit the floor
Shots rang out and smoke filled up the air
When the smoke cleared out it was plain to see
That I hit four of them but they all hit me
And that theif from cell block three
Was still standing there
Well I guess he set me up and sold me out
But I guess that's what this life is all about
And it was just a shakedown at the Breakdown Motel
It's a feeling I know all too well
But that's the price you pay
When you don't play by the rules
I stashed the money but I kept the gun
And I went and hid when I should've run
And that's the price I pay for being born too loose
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