i went to see her laid out to meet her saints she was dressed in white low cut silk and lace even her mama said she was always trouble promise a man everything give him half and charge him double we all gonna bust loose one of these days we all got to stay loose come what may we all wanna cut loose on payday we ain t ever gonna break loose of these rock and roll ways the girl walked like she owned bourbon street and in those days she had grown men kneeling at her feet she took to an old profession as the source of revenue now all she s taking with her is a dress from saks fifth avenue we all gonna bust loose one of these days we all got to stay loose come what may we all wanna cut loose on payday we ain t ever gonna break loose of these rock and roll ways she called me up one time and said let s go get tattoos i said well let me brush my teeth and find my shoes she come down the street in a stolen volkswagen she smiled and said she d decided on a crimson chinese dragon we all gonna bust loose one of these days we all got to stay loose come what may we all wanna cut loose on payday we ain t ever gonna break loose of these rock and roll ways  we all gonna bust loose one of these days we all got to stay loose come what may we all wanna cut loose on payday we ain t ever gonna break loose of these rock and roll ways