Jimmy Sparks

Jimmy Sparks went into bars and opened up his mouth
 Said some things to wounded men that they could not allow
 When it came to talking, he was always on the run
 Everyone knew what the man had done
 Oh, he'll take you for a ride
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 Jimmy believed in the American way
 A prison guard, he worked hard and made the minimum wage
 He found his freedom like a man in a cage, oh
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 Jimmy loved Bonnie and he fathered a kid
 A baby boy, but the mother had other reasons to live
 She left the baby with a note on the bed, oh
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 It was a struggle just to cover the rent
 His jail cut hours and hours little baby was sick
 He needed money and he needed it quick
 It was 3 A.M.
 Oh my love, oh my love
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 Could you spare my blood, spare my blood?
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 Jim woke his son and buckled him in the car
 They drove an hour from town and found a gambling hall
 The waitress babysat the boy at the bar, oh no
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 After an hour, Jimmy doubled his cash
 He took his kid and his winnings as the dealer just laughed
 He said, "They leave, but then they always come back, that's a fact"
 
 Out on the road, they caught a stranger in the lights
 His thumb was up and his son asked if the man was alright
 Jim said you never give a hitcher a ride 'cause it's us or them
 It was 3 A.M.
 Oh my love, oh my love
 Could you spare my blood, spare my blood?
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 Twenty years gone and now the boy is a man
 Broke Jimmy's habits, got in mountains and mountains of debt
 And now the sharks are coming back to collect, oh-oh
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 They stripped the jewelry and the boots off Jim's feet
 They kick him out the car and say we'll give you a week
 Eight miles from home and only 18 degrees
 It was 3 A.M.
 Oh my love, oh my love
 Could you spare my blood, spare my blood?
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 Now Jimmy's son is trying to make his way home
 His graveyard shift had ended and it was starting to snow
 He sees an old man walking barefoot alone
 It was 3 A.M.
 This old man waved his hands with tears in his eyes
 But Jimmy's son just sped up and remembered daddy's advice
 No, you don't ever give a hitcher a ride 'cause it's us or them
 'Cause it's me or him
 It was 3 A.M., 3 A.M.