Caught his lady with another man
Lit up a smoke and did some talkin'
With the back of his hand Smack!
She started shakin', started losing her mind
But he was kicking back and playing it cool
Signed her walkin' papers
Took the 5:15 to Kalamazoo
Pre-ChorusA
Nobody rides for free
Eat your heart out, I'll send it C.O.D.
One, two baby what you do
Three, four let me show you the door
You're better off dead than makin' a mess of me
Five, six take your last licks
Seven, eight let me give it to you straight
You're better off dead than makin' a mess of me
Now Billy-boy's out havin' a ball, playin' fiddle at the local bar
Dark shades, cool kicks, he's Hollywood Blvd.
"Sign along the dotted line!"
"All I need is this fiddle of mine!"
Pre-ChorusA
Nobody rides for free
Take your big time, I?ll take care of m-m-m-me!
One, two baby what you do
Three, four let me show you the door
You're better off dead than makin' a mess of me
Five, six take your last licks
Seven, eight let me give it to you straight
You're better off dead than makin' a mess of me
When trouble came knockin'
Billy kept rockin' like this?
Pre-ChorusA
Nobody rides for free
Take your big time, I?ll take care of m-m-m-me!
One, two baby what you do
Three, four let me show you the door
You're better off dead than makin' a mess of me
Five, six take your last licks
Seven, eight let me give it to you straight
You're better off dead than makin' a mess of me