Jessi Colter

You Can Pick 'em

Jessi Colter


You took the wrong road, baby 
I tried to tell you all along 
You took the wrong road, baby 
I tried to tell you all along 
We've hit the dead end, baby 
Now, there's no road at all 

You can pick 'em, baby 
You can pick 'em, baby 
You can pick 'em, baby 
But you know it's against the law 

There was the one from Memphis 
There was that one from West LA 
But the one from New Orleans 
She tried to put you in your grave 

There was the one from Texas 
Lord, she made you squirm 
But the one from Arizona 
Left you no soul at all 

You can pick 'em, baby 
You can pick 'em, baby 
You can pick 'em, baby 
But you know it's against the law 

There's a rope hangin', baby 
I'd like to slide you down 
There's a rope hangin', baby 
I'd like to slide you down 
(I'd like to slide you down, baby) 
Let's have a party, baby 
Let's see who comes around