The Lumineers - Jimmy Sparks(2019)

[00:04.32] Jimmy Sparks went into bars and opened up his mouth
[00:11.04] Said some things to wounded men that they could not allow
[00:17.65] When it came to talking, he was always on the run
[00:24.11] Everyone knew what the man had done
[00:30.25] Oh, he'll take you for a ride
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[00:47.98] Jimmy believed in the American way
[00:52.63] A prison guard, he worked hard and made the minimum wage
[00:57.36] He found his freedom like a man in a cage, oh
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[01:06.65] Jimmy loved Bonnie and he fathered a kid
[01:11.50] A baby boy, but the mother had other reasons to live
[01:15.92] She left the baby with a note on the bed, oh
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[01:25.26] It was a struggle just to cover the rent
[01:29.77] His jail cut hours and hours little baby was sick
[01:34.45] He needed money and he needed it quick
[01:38.16] It was 3 A.M.
[01:41.70] Oh my love, oh my love
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[01:50.27] Could you spare my blood, spare my blood?
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[02:01.63] Jim woke his son and buckled him in the car
[02:06.00] They drove an hour from town and found a gambling hall
[02:10.57] The waitress babysat the boy at the bar, oh no
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[02:19.46] After an hour, Jimmy doubled his cash
[02:23.63] He took his kid and his winnings as the dealer just laughed
[02:28.20] He said, "They leave, but then they always come back, that's a fact"
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[02:36.75] Out on the road, they caught a stranger in the lights
[02:41.01] His thumb was up and his son asked if the man was alright
[02:45.37] Jim said you never give a hitcher a ride 'cause it's us or them
[02:53.31] It was 3 A.M.
[02:57.06] Oh my love, oh my love
[03:04.78] Could you spare my blood, spare my blood?
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[03:28.89] Twenty years gone and now the boy is a man
[03:32.67] Broke Jimmy's habits, got in mountains and mountains of debt
[03:38.00] And now the sharks are coming back to collect, oh-oh
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[03:46.63] They stripped the jewelry and the boots off Jim's feet
[03:51.11] They kick him out the car and say we'll give you a week
[03:55.41] Eight miles from home and only 18 degrees
[03:58.68] It was 3 A.M.
[04:02.40] Oh my love, oh my love
[04:10.35] Could you spare my blood, spare my blood?
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[04:52.76] Now Jimmy's son is trying to make his way home
[04:57.65] His graveyard shift had ended and it was starting to snow
[05:02.55] He sees an old man walking barefoot alone
[05:06.68] It was 3 A.M.
[05:11.12] This old man waved his hands with tears in his eyes
[05:16.43] But Jimmy's son just sped up and remembered daddy's advice
[05:21.34] No, you don't ever give a hitcher a ride 'cause it's us or them
[05:30.58] 'Cause it's me or him
[05:35.63] It was 3 A.M., 3 A.M.
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