Little Joe they're out to get ya Right or wrong they'll never let you go And you know it's them or you And since they swore You'd never make it back alive If they don't bring you down by 12 They're gonna bring you down by 5
Well you came straight out of Tucson Such a man among the mice She swore she's gonna marry you Change your life to right But you ain't about to settle down For a hundred years or more But you know she's right behind you As your sneaking out the door
Little Joe she's out to get ya Right or wrong she'll never let you go Cos she knows it's you for her And since she swore you'd Never get away alive If she don't bring you down by 12 She gonna bring you down by 5
Well you came straight out of Frisco On a boat for Vietnam And you try to justify it Can you kill another man And you swear you'll never fire a gun But a bullet kills your friend And you flip the safety off your gun And get ready for the end
Well you came straight from Diego With some medals and some stars And you fight the war all over In the honky tonks and bars And a man who should know better Tells you fighting is just for fools And though you know he's right you kill him Because you got no other rule
Little Joe they're out to get ya Right or wrong they'll never let you go And you know it's them or you And since they swore You'd never make it back alive If they don't bring you down by 12 They're gonna bring you down by 5
Well you came straight out of Tucson Such a man among the mice She swore she's gonna marry you Change your life to right But you ain't about to settle down For a hundred years or more But you know she's right behind you As your sneaking out the door
Little Joe she's out to get ya Right or wrong she'll never let you go Cos she knows it's you for her And since she swore you'd Never get away alive If she don't bring you down by 12 She gonna bring you down by 5
Well you came straight out of Frisco On a boat for Vietnam And you try to justify it Can you kill another man And you swear you'll never fire a gun But a bullet kills your friend And you flip the safety off your gun And get ready for the end
Well you came straight from Diego With some medals and some stars And you fight the war all over In the honky tonks and bars And a man who should know better Tells you fighting is just for fools And though you know he's right you kill him Because you got no other rule
