Pound of Prevention

Lyrics

[Verse 1] There I was Working at the window Turning pennies and paychecks Into savings and loans Reach for the ceiling she said The gun's quite loaded Fill the bag up with big bills And I'll be gone Caught her eyes Underneath the bandanna Wild as fire That's when I fell in love (Huh) Everybody lay down And count to a hundred 'Cept for you, boy `Cause I'm taking you hostage [Pre-Chorus] What's that I feel `Tween my shoulder blades? Like ice-cold steel She explained it was her [Chorus] Pound of prevention Sixteen ounces of curе For this hard, hard world Pound of prevention Sixteen ounces of curе For this hard world [Verse 2] Do as I tell you You'll be alright Don't try nothin' funny I'll let you stay alive A woman like you You seem so bright Why you wanna lead a life of crime? Tried it your way But I got burned Thought I had a job and a good man But I had a lot to learn Found out quickly The real road to success Sense of security All wrapped up in this here [Pre-Chorus] What's that I feel `Tween my shoulder blades? Like ice-cold steel She explained it was her [Chorus] Pound of prevention Sixteen ounces of cure For this hard, hard world Pound of prevention Sixteen ounces of cure For this hard world [Verse 3] Hot wired a Chevy Worked so fast Swear to God she did it With just one hand Blue lights flashing In the rear view mirror We took the back roads And we lost the man Deserted rest stop Somewhere on the highway She taped my ankles Tied my hands Gunned the motor Blew me a kiss Sped off into the sunset Never to be seen again I finally got myself untied Sat bolt upright `Cause by my side was A bank roll of thousand dollar bills On the ground She stole my heart Lord But left me here with this [Chorus] Pound of prevention Sixteen ounces of cure For this hard, hard world Pound of prevention Sixteen ounces of cure For this hard world [Outro] Oh, left me with money Left me with money Yes she did Baby left me money Yes she did Pound of prevention all the same Left me money Oh, money money money money Pound of prevention For this hard world This hard world