IT ALL CAME DOWN

IT ALL CAME DOWN
(lyrics by Chopper Franklin)

He: Broke to a goner, nerves in the dirt
        Rolled the bones, put the steel to work
        I’m not long for this world

She: My man and me pulled a job for some weight
         Dropped the hammer, the cops jerked the bait
         We don’t belong to your religion

CHORUS
They said to give in but I wouldn’t give in
I rue the day that they came around here
I fought the good fight and I tried to live right
What happened is it all came down, yeah

He: Gats blazin’, backed out the door
        She took the rap and I took the score
        She’s all alone now – isolation

She: I found my head but now it’s too late
         Family’s gone short of a prison break
         It’s gettin’ dark, now – south of Heaven

CHORUS
They said to just quit but I wouldn’t do it
Sometimes you just gotta take a stand, yeah
I fought the good fight and I tried to live right
What happened is it all came down, yeah

She: Went for some wrong
He: It all came down, yeah
She: I’ll get along
He: Yeah, it all came down
        The world’s spinnin’ ’round & around,
        That’s what happened when it all came down
She: Wherever that you happen to be
          I’ll be longing, I’ll be longing

(choruses)