Joey keys was from my neighborhood
some would say that he was bad and Joey thought
that was good
they say he got the name "Keys" picking locks
he never really robbed no one,
it sure amused the cops

Joey's parents owned a restaurant
after closing time they'd give us almost anything
we'd want
I never cared that Joey Keys was slow
though he couldn't read or write too well we'd
talk all night long. Come on, come on, come on
what you gonna do with your life?
come on, come on,
come on cha´sing sparks in the night
his old man said
tomorrow is a ride that goes nowhere
but I'll pull some strings, get blackbird wings
and break us out of here hey Joey come on

tell me 'bout your dreams
tell me all the sights you're
gonna see tell me who you're gonna be
hey Joey we gonna kiss the girls goodnight
sometimes you got to stand and fight
it'll be alright we're gonna find a better life
see Joe was 3 years younger to the day
acting like a little brother
but became my ball and chain
I met a girl named Rhonda, she fell for me
she said, "I might learn to like him but love
ain't built for three."
hey Joey come on tell me 'bout your dreams
tell me all the sights
you're gonna see tell me who you're gonna be
hey Joey
we gonna kiss the girls
goodnight sometimes you got to stand and fight
it'll be alright hey Joey
news gets around in this fading neighborhood
the old man lost the restaurant
he dranks more than he should
it's time for Joey Keys to do some good
pick the lock off our lives,
let's get out of here like
we always said we would
hey Joey
tell me 'bout your dreams tell me all the sights you're gonna
see tell me who you're gonna be hey Joey we're gonna kiss the girls goodnight
you got to stand and fight it'll alright we're gonna find a better life
find a better life find a better life
come on, come on, come on
what you gonna do with your life?
come on, come on, come on,
chasing sparks in the night
tell the old man it's tomorrow, we're off to find
somewhere
I pulled those strings, got blackbird wings
that got us out of here...