Desperate Times

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