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A friend of a friend
Needs a favor
No questions asked
There's not much more to say
Me and the wife
We need the money
We got four kids all hungry
One on the way
Slip these sweatsocks in your shirt
And pray they think you're packing
Be sure to keep your head down,
Don't look 'em in the eye
And don't get fancy, Ricky
We ain't Jimmy Cagney
"Look at me, lets do the job"
Lets get home tonight
I got a half tank of gas
And if we run all the lights
We'll slip across the border
On the wrong side of right
And just like Butch and Sundance,
We'll ride until the dawn
Sippin' whiskey, singing cowboy songs
On the right side of wrong
Picked a hell of a night
From the shore I see the skyline
In a couple hours from now
We're gonna get out of this light
We'll stop for smokes, I brought s six-pack
We'll stop at Lookers on our way back
Hell, we'll laugh this off
Keep your fingers crossed
That all goes well tonight
I got a half tank of gas
And if we run all the lights
We'll slip across the border
On the wrong side of right
And just like Butch and Sundance,
We'll ride until the dawn
Sippin' whiskey, singing cowboy songs
On the right side of wrong
We'll make the page
They'll know our names
I'll need a friend to drive
Wear my necklace, with St. Christopher
And talk to him when i go inside
I'll take that suitcase, get the cash
And we'll be gone before you know
Wait till we tell the girls we're moving down
To the Gulf of Mexico
(Guitar solo)
A friend of a friend,
needed a favor
Life was just what happened
While we were busy making plans
Never saw nothing that wasn't running
Nine millimeter still was coming
Through the windshield of our Oldsmobile
While the cops said "Show your hands"
I got a half tank of gas
And if we run all the lights
We'll slip across the border
On the wrong side of right
Yeah and just like Butch and Sundance,
Lets ride until the dawn
Here's to whiskey, here's to singing cowboy songs
On the right side of wrong
I love this song. It has such a beautiful melody to it. And there is such dedication from the singer. Mm, Bon Jovi :D
Awesome... I almost got hit by a car when I got to the solo. And the way Richie's and Jon's voices fit together. wow
Awesome... I almost got hit by a car when I got to the solo. And the way Richie's and Jon's voices fit together. wow
Ain´t the lyrics wrong?
Great song.. Best one on the Bounce album imo..
Hey, uhh...does anyone know what this song means???? I really love it and it is one of my favorites on Bounce, but IDK what it means. Can anyone help with that and post what they think?
Also, I just have to say that Bon Jovi is the best group alive today!!!!!!! They r the best and my friends think I'm weird for loving an old band, but they are the best! Richie is my idol for guitar and Jon is just hot and has an amazing voice! David and Tico are also cool!
the only lyric i noted as being wrong was "in a couple hours from now we're gunna get out of this light" i could've sworn light should be life
but anyway for me its pretty straight foreward...maybe...i dnt know if im "right" its about doing anything for your friends, no matter what the cost may or will be. the character was even willing to pick up and start a new life for a friend. i think his carry through of cowboy theme is just plain Bon Jovi, he is a bit of a cowboy and it comes through a lot in many of his songs.
its such a sad song, but all the while makes you want to stand up and say me too......id do that for my friends
I'd agree with you.
I'd agree with you.
While so many songs out there talk about standing up for your friends and fighting for them, this is in a class of its own. A guy gets a call from a friend, asking for help to commit a crime (in the song it sounds like a bank robbery, in the video it's a drug deal). He does it without asking any more questions. They try to pull it off and imagine a better life, but are caught by the cops at the end. At the end of the video it looks...
While so many songs out there talk about standing up for your friends and fighting for them, this is in a class of its own. A guy gets a call from a friend, asking for help to commit a crime (in the song it sounds like a bank robbery, in the video it's a drug deal). He does it without asking any more questions. They try to pull it off and imagine a better life, but are caught by the cops at the end. At the end of the video it looks like they start to peel out and run, as well.
So it's about doing anything for your friends. Really anything. Not just backing them up in a fight, not just being there to help them - Robbing a place with them, if they really need it, even if it means you could get arrested. There is a cowboy theme to it, which I think makes the song even better.
"Life was just what happened while we were busy making plans" is one of my favorite quotes.