Time Bomb

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Tim Armstrong] Yeah, If you wanna make a move then you better commit It's just the ability to reason that wears so thin Livin' and dyin' and the stories that are true Secrets to a good life's knowin' when you're through [Chorus] Black coat, white shoes, black hat, Cadillac Yeah, the boy's a time bomb Black coat, white shoes, black hat, Cadillac Yeah, the boy's a time bomb [Verse 2: Tim Armstrong] Well, he's back in the hole where they got him livin' like a rat But he's smarter than that, nine lives like a cat Fifteen years old, take him to the youth authority home First thing you learn, you gotta make it in this world alone [Chorus] Black coat, white shoes, black hat, Cadillac Yeah, the boy's a time bomb Black coat, white shoes, black hat, Cadillac Yeah, the boy's a time bomb [Verse 3: Tim Armstrong] Now he's gotten out, he gotten free, he got a coat, got a car He's twenty-one years old, he's runnin' numbers from the bar His pager's beepin', he's gettin' deep in Whatever he can move on in, you know that kid's a creepin' [Chorus] Black coat, white shoes, black hat, Cadillac Yeah, the boy's a time bomb Black coat, white shoes, black hat, Cadillac The boy's a time bomb Yeah, the boy's a time bomb [Interlude: Tim Armstrong] Yeah [Verse 4: Tim Armstrong] Tears come from the razor that's been tattooed below his eye His mother cries, she knows that he is strong enough to die He's rollin' in the Cadillac, it's midnight, sunroof is down Three shots rung out the hero's dead, the new king is crowned [Chorus] Black coat, white shoes, black hat, Cadillac Yeah, the boy's a time bomb Black coat, white shoes, black hat, Cadillac Yeah, the boy's a time bomb Black coat, white shoes, black hat, Cadillac Yeah, the boy's a time bomb Black coat, white shoes, black hat, Cadillac Yeah, the boy's a time bomb [Outro] Oh, time bomb