straight time

got out of prison back in '86 and i found a wife

walked the clean and narrow

just tryin' to stay out and stay alive

got a job at the rendering plant

it ain't gonna make me rich

in the darkness before dinner comes

sometimes i can feel the itch

i got a cold mind to go tripping 'cross that thin line

i'm sick of doin' straight time

my uncle's at the evenin' table

makes his living runnin' hot cars

slips me a hundred dollar bill says

charlie you best remember who your friends are."