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Out of Control Lyrics

Artist: Dave Alvin
Album: Ashgrove

Dave Alvin
(Blue Horn Toad Music, BMI)

I scored some speed in San Berdino
So me and baby could get a little bump
And now sheâ‚¬â„¢s in that motel room
Puttinâ‚¬â„¢ on a show for some chump
Yeah, well babyâ‚¬â„¢s gotta make a livinâ‚¬â„¢
And I donâ‚¬â„¢t mind waitinâ‚¬â„¢ out in the car
â‚¬ËœCause I got some nine millimeter muscle
In case things go too far.

You know I try to take it easy man
And just go with the flow
But sometimes things can get a little bit
Out of control.

Well my old man worked his whole life
In the Kaiser steel slag pit
And I worked there for awhile back when I was a kid
But I got tired of all their shit
But that was years ago man
Before they tore that Fontana plant down
And my old man smoked himself
Into a six-foot hole in the ground.

And I got the same bad habit
And itâ‚¬â„¢ll probably take its toll
But sometimes itâ‚¬â„¢s the only thing that keeps me
From goinâ‚¬â„¢ out of control.

Well my ex-wifeâ‚¬â„¢s workinâ‚¬â„¢ evenings
At a Sizzler makinâ‚¬â„¢ minimum wage
And sheâ‚¬â„¢s cleaninâ‚¬â„¢ up other peopleâ‚¬â„¢s houses
Every day just like some slave
Sheâ‚¬â„¢s livinâ‚¬â„¢ with the kids in a mobile home
Just off the 60 freeway
Some nights I go to see her
And sometimes she lets me stay.

Since she found Jesus
Sheâ‚¬â„¢s always tryinâ‚¬â„¢ to save my soul
Yeah but every now and then she still likes to get
A little out of control.

I used to work a little construction
But I never got along with my boss
So I do a little import/export
Makinâ‚¬â„¢ enough just to cover my costs
And Iâ‚¬â„¢m losinâ‚¬â„¢ my hair and Iâ‚¬â„¢m losinâ‚¬â„¢ my teeth
But Iâ‚¬â„¢m tryinâ‚¬â„¢ to keep my grip
And live to see one more day
Without makinâ‚¬â„¢ any stupid slips.

You know I could have played the game man
And just done what I was told
But I guess I was born just a little bit
Out of control.

When baby gets done in there Iâ‚¬â„¢m gonna
Take her for a little ride
Cruise up into the mountains
Park the car and get a little high
â‚¬ËœCause baby likes to look at the shootinâ‚¬â„¢ stars
And make wishes as they fly by
And I like lookinâ‚¬â„¢ down at the city
From way up there in the sky.

Then I pull baby close to me
When it starts gettinâ‚¬â„¢ cold
Close my eyes for a little while and let the world
Spin out of control.

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