It was a nowhere town down a no-name road
When it was falling by the freeway dives
And you know johnny and jack were never going back
If it was all they ever did with their lives
Yeah, after 17 years of saying yes and please
And being bored of the old homestead
They thought it's time to see some other folks

Get down on their knees
and have 'em begging out please instead
You see, johnny would have fun when jack
Would pull out his gun and go
Brackity-brickity-bop-a-bang-boom
And johnny's sweet lies when he batted those
Eyes and said, "oh lover, come sit down"
You wanna go for a ride?
And they were almost making it work
They had the world going rattle and jerk
But when the blood in the veins cooled down

They had to take it to the next town
For a highway bound crazy couple of kids
You know the living didn't turn out bad
Only paying for gas, going nowhere fast
And robbing folks for all that they had
They'd make a quick pit stop at every mom
And pop and squeeze 'em out of every dime
They never hit one snag 'til they threatened a nag
Right behind 'em in the checkout line ("call the cops! ")

But johnny still got the thrill when jack
was shooting to kill and going
Brackity-brickity-bop-a-bang-boom
And jack was all sighs, looking in johnny's eyes
And hearing "oh, I promise, baby, never again"
Now let's put it in drive
They were almost making it work
They had the world going rattle and jerk
But when the blood in the veins cooled down
They had to take it to the next town

You know they didn't even pass up the county line
Before the law could call an end to their game
Yeah, there were 32 of the boys in
Blue barricading each and every land
And only then did jack think of turning back
He said, "baby, we've gone to far"
But johnny wasn't there, said he didn't care
"If they want us, well here we are"
But deputy one shot out jackie's gun
With a brackity-brickity-bop-a-bang-boom

And officer byer looked in johnny's eyes and said
"Oh honey, you couldn't win"
Now let's go for a ride
So beware of the boys who bat their eyes
and steal your soul
Break the other line that binds you
But make sure you know where to go
'Cause they were almost making it work
They had the world going rattle and jerk

But when the blood in the veins cooled down
They had to take it to the next town
'Cause they were almost making it work
They had the world going rattle and, rattle and jerk
Almost making it work, almost making it work
They had the world going rattle and jerk