Hanging Out with All the Wrong People

[Verse 1] Well, it was many moons ago That I just did what I was told When I was hanging out with all the wrong people I stole a car, I robbed a bank I syphoned gas out of a tank I made decisions some would call illegal [Pre-Chorus] It all came catching up to me Right at the age of twenty-three I met the consequence of reckless ego They cuffed my hands, sent me to jail Then gave me twenty months, no bail Said I'd been hanging out with all the wrong people [Chorus] Hanging out with all the wrong people I was hanging out with all the wrong people And if I'm never seen again Please tell my wife and tell my friends That I was hanging out with all the wrong people, oh [Verse 2] Well, a long, long time ago There was a guy I used to know That said he fell in love for all the wrong reasons She got the house, she took the cat She got the shirt right off his back And now she's living in the Caribbean [Pre-Chorus] There was a girl from down the road Who had a heart as pure as gold Friends took her to a church in San Francisco They promised love, eternal life All for a very special price Then drained her savings till she blew the whistle [Chorus] Hanging out with all the wrong people I was hanging out with all the wrong people And if I'm never seen again Please tell my wife and tell my friends That I was hanging out with all the wrong people Hanging out with all the wrong people I was hanging out with all the wrong people They told me time and time again To watch my back or I'll regret Sometimes intentions are just downright evil [Post-Chorus] People All the wrong people People Oh [Bridge] I tell ya now as I look back Drivin' my brand-new Cadillac I'm still a criminal but sellin' fiction I'm stealing votes, you're taking bribes To hide my mistress on the side I've found my calling as a politician [Chorus] Hanging out with all the wrong people I was hanging out with all the wrong people And if I'm never seen again Please tell my wife and tell my friends That I was hanging out with all the wrong people Hanging out with all the wrong people I was hanging out with all the wrong people They told me time and time again To watch my back or I'll regret Sometimes intentions are just downright evil [Outro] They told me time and time again "You'll end up broke and left for dead If you keep hanging out with all the wrong people"