Ex-Con

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Don't talk crooked, honey, walk the straight and narrow My mama tried to teach me the rules She said, "If Jesus himself keeps his eye upon the sparrow Then surely, he is watching you, too" Twenty-one years young, I rolled to hell's half-acre I really got to kickin' up ground I was a mover and a shaker, a mean heartbreaker Now it's all comin' back around [Chorus] Tell ya, it's a hard livin' Broke down on the highway Burned out in an ashtray Hard livin' Empty as a bottle Right down to the bottom It's a hard livin' Singin' hallelujah, may I introduce ya To ex-con, little old me [Verse 2] Tangled and torn, I was trapped like a rabbit Thought the only crime was gettin' caught Now that I'm dressed in stripes, me and all my bad habits We got the time to give it some thought Livin' in the past has been a full-time occupation I got a thing for talkin' to ghosts Never movin' on can take an awful lot of patience And I'm a girl who's had the most [Chorus] Tell ya, it's a hard livin' Broke down on the highway Burned out in an ashtray Hard livin' Empty as a bottle Right down to the bottom It's a hard livin' Singin' hallelujah, may I introduce ya To ex-con, little old me Singin' hallelujah, may I introduce ya To ex-con, little old me [Bridge] Armed robbery and a high-speed chase The late night TV news anchors loved my face I served my time, but now the time has come For me to get back in my mama's good grace It's a hard livin' It's a hard livin', oh-oh-oh Tell ya, it's a hard livin' Tell ya, it's a hard livin' [Chorus] Tell ya, it's a hard livin' Broke down on the highway Burned out in an ashtray Hard livin' Empty as a bottle Right down to the bottom It's a hard livin' Singin' hallelujah, may I introduce ya To ex-con, little old me Singin' hallelujah, may I introduce ya To ex-con, little old me