Jimmy he left school at 15 Got a job in a local factory They sold it on and moved the money down south He's pouring pints and he's living hand to mouth He bangs the drums on a weekend He plays for beers but one day he'll pay the rent Legends never die my friend It's only the sad songs that make me happy And black is the only colour to carry the weight of it all I got a trade like they always told me Work dried up and my wife divorced me I've watched four kids on a broken train track If you decide to live baby I've got your back On my 21st birthday I stood in the back of the court Watched my brother get two years for Shifting ounces trying to pay the child support