She's got to get away as far as she can
Her problems will arise as sure as the sun does shine
She's got to get used to living on the lam
Shootin' down the law that shot down her dear departed man
She said this is the 90's I'm gonna be alright
She took the Greyhound into Salinas
I got a letter then she dropped out of sight
Shootin' down the law that shot down her dear departed man
Encompassed by pain
He was your best friend & you'll never see him again
Now Mary's out the door with a loaded .44 in her hand
Shootin' down the law that shot down her dear departed man
The song is pretty self-explanatory. Some cops shot her husband/partner. She's out for revenge and then she's on the lam (running from the law for the kids who don't know).
Its about a woman who shot a cop who shot her man in campbell or some other south bay city. Salinas refers to a city about 30 miles south of Campbell.
This song is my all time favourite...Rancid kick ass!!!This song gave me my nick name from my friends and I completed my life when I was at Rancid's show in Oslo...I owe my freaking life to those guys!!! see ya in the pit......
I live in Salinas and it sux ass. Its cool that they mentioned it in such a cool song.
I live in Salinas and it sux ass. Its cool that they mentioned it in such a cool song.
Being from Ohio I always thought this song was cool because there are two cities here within probably 10-12 miles of each other called Celina and St. Marys, both on the Grand Lake.