Jimmy Sparks

Jimmy Sparks went into bars and opened up his mouth Said some things to wounded men they could not allow When it came to talking, he was always on the run Everyone knew what the man had done Ooh he'll take you for a ride Jimmy believed in the American way A prison guard, he worked hard and made the minimum wage He found his freedom like a man in a cage ooh Jimmy loved Bonnie and he fathered a kid A baby boy but the mother had other reasons to live She left the baby with a note on the bed ooh It was a struggle just to cover the rent His jail cut hours and hours little baby was sick He needed money and he needed it quick, it was 3AM Oh my love, oh my love Could you spare my blood, spare my blood Jim woke his son and buckled him in the car They drove an hour from town and found a gambling hall The waitress babysat the boy at the bar, oh no After an hour Jimmy doubled his cash He took his kid and his winnings as the dealer just laughed He said they leave and then they always come back that's a fact Out on the road they caught a stranger in the lights His thumb was up and his son asked if the man was alright Jim said you never give a hitcher a ride 'cause its us or them It was 3AM Oh my love, oh my love Could you spare my blood, spare my blood Twenty years gone and now the boy is a man Broke Jimmy's habits got in mountains and mountains of debt And now the sharks are coming back to collect oh oh They stripped his jewelry and the boots of Jim's feet They kick him out the car and said we'll give you a week 8 miles from home and only 18 degrees it was 3AM Oh my love, oh my love Could you spare my blood, damn my blood Now Jimmy's son is trying to make his way home His graveyard shift ended and it was starting to snow He sees an old man walking barefoot alone, it was 3AM His old man waved his hands with tears in his eyes But Jimmy's son just sped up and remembered daddy's advice No you don't ever give a hitcher a ride 'Cause it's us or them 'Cause it's me or him It was 3AM 3AM --- Jimmy Sparks - The Lumineers