you looked for trouble and you found it son straight down the barrel of a lawman s gun you try to run but i don t think you can you make one move and you re dead man friend ain t living long like this can t live at all like this can i baby he put the handcuffs on behind your back left you freezing on the steel rail rack they got em all in the jailhouse baby ain t living long like this grew up in houston off of wayside drive son of a carhop in some all night dive dad drove a stock car to an early death all you remember was a drunk man s death ain t living long like this oh i can t live at all like this can i baby you know the story how the wheel goes round don t let em take you to the man downtown they got em all in the jailhouse baby ain t living long like this can t live at all like this can i baby you live with angel she s a roadhouse queen make texas ruby look like sandra dee you want to love her but you don t know how you re at the bottom of the jailhouse now ain t living long like this can t live at all like this can i baby you know the story about the jailhouse rock go on and do it but just don t get caught can t sleep at all in the jailhouse baby yeah can t live at all like this can t live at all like this can i baby can t live at all like this can i baby 