Bobby's Back

Ooh, hoo, hoo
Ooh, yeah
Well, c'mon

Oh, yeah

Won't you come on, man? I hear that Bobby's back from bein' upstate
"He learned his lesson," so they say, well, I guess we'll wait and see
He's got a new Corvette, he says, he does a 120, easy
He's got some catchin' up to do, some crazy score to settle

When I first heard Bobby's back, the first thing that I thought of
Was how his chic like up and left with some guy she just met
I don't think that he knew it yet and, man, it sent a chill right through me
The only thing he ever loved just left with his last paycheck

Bobby's back, maybe for good this time
All his life, he was the last in line
Bobby's back, maybe for good this time
All my life, he was a friend of mine

Bobby's face looked pale and thin as if some ghost had haunted him
When he asked me what was new, I wasn't quite sure what to say
How come everybody's stickin' bloody fingers in my face?
I almost cried and said, "They sure don't make cars like they used to"

Bobby's back, maybe for good this time
All his life, he was the losin' kind
Bobby's back, maybe for good this time
All his life, he never had peace of mind (c'mon, c'mon)

I shook him hard and said, "Listen, man, you can't go back in time again"
And never 'til the day that I die did I see tears fall from Bobby's eyes

Four or five years had gone by when I read about how Bobby died
He smashed his car into a wall, messed up on drugs and alcohol
Another brother led astray, well, I'll be damned if I go that way
Just say a little prayer for him, he lived a life you just can't win

Bobby's back, maybe for good this time
All his life, he was the last in line
Bobby's back, maybe for good this time
Bobby's gone, he was a friend of mine