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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Charlie Robison
Vocals
David Grissom
Electric Guitar
Joe Chemay
Background Vocals
Jim Lauderdale
Background Vocals
Anthony Martin
Background Vocals
Bruce Robison
Background Vocals
Rich Brotherton
Acoustic Guitar
Pat Buchanan
Electric Guitar
Kevin Carroll
Acoustic Guitar
Marty Muse
Steel Guitar
Robby Turner
Steel Guitar
John Ludwick
Bass Guitar
Emily Strayer
Banjo
Mark Patterson
Drums
Riley Osborne
Piano
William "Chip" Dolan
Accordion
Mario "Sunny" Sauceda
Accordion
Richard Bowden
Fiddle
Gene Elders
Fiddle
Kyle Lehning
Recorder
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Charlie Robison
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Charlie Robison
Producer
Blake Chancey
Producer
Tony Castle
Additional Engineer
Derek Bason
Additional Engineer
Mel Eubanks
Additional Engineer
Christopher Rowe
Additional Engineer
Joe Hayden
Additional Engineer
Boo Macleod
Assistant Engineer
Mark Ralston
Assistant Engineer
Paul Hager
Mixing Engineer
Denny Purcell
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
Jackie went to high school in a little Texas town
He finished up and spent the most of next year bummin' 'round
He couldn't find a job to hold, so on a Friday night
He figured he could see the world and buy a four-wheel drive
If he'd join the army, 'cause these are desperate times
Well, he came back four years later, a little higher off the ground
Things there hadn't changed, and that just really got him down
So he went off to San Antone, an hour to the east
And got a job workin' for the San Antone police
Well, he had a pistol now, 'cause these are desperate times
Well, Jackie, he got married, but his ends they wouldn't meet
His wife worked at the Texas Commerce Bank just up the street
Well, Jackie got an idea to get him outta debt
And they could live the good life and drive a new Corvette
If he'd rob the bank, he said, 'cause these are desperate times
Well, he had planned the whole thing, and while his baby worked
He came in after hours in a black ski mask and shirt
She told him where the money was, and that's just where he went
The minute that he saw it, he already had it spent
Well, it wasn't easy, but these are desperate times
Well, he drove off to Bandera, 'cause that was his hometown
He had it in his mind just where he'd lay that money down
He went out to his mom's house, and Jack went up the hill
To bury that old suitcase full of hundred dollar bills
Well, he'd let it sit a while, 'cause these are desperate times
Well, the bank, they called the G-men
'Cause they were insured by the Fed
And Jill, she rolled on Jack, 'cause she was in above her head
The G-men gave Jack wind of this when they made his arrest
And he asked her why she turned on the one that she loved best
Well, it wasn't easy, Jack, but these are desperate times
Yeah, ain't that what she always said
These are desperate times
Writer(s): Charlie Robison
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