Jimmy Pepper Lyrics

Poor old, poor old, Jimmy Pepper, he ain't got no one to love

He sang all his pain and drank all his fortune

Seems he's run out of luck

He's got one foot in your radio, the other in your screen, as he carefully walks the line

One day it's whiskey, the next it's tequila, then maybe it's a glass of wine

If you've heard him sing and play the blues, you know he's country in his soul

Well I've seen his grin, it's wearing thin, and I swear to you he's rock 'n' roll

They say poor old, poor old, Jimmy Pepper, he ain't got no one to love

He sang all his pain, and drank all his fortune

Seems he's run out of luck

Cards and spotlights, dice rolls, and long flights, he never had to choose

Singin' and drinkin', wishful thinking, he thought that he could never lose

Well, Jimmy lived in a house built for a king

On the outskirts of town away from everything

People started talkin' saying he hadn't been around lately

Of course he wasn't, he was busy going crazy

Every chord, every sip, every card he dealt, every word to leave his mouth

Finally made him step off his throne and throw everything he ever loved out

He broke all his records just to break them to pieces-to get them out of his mind

Should've known when he got here that he wasn't leaving without having a real good time

Poor old, poor old, Jimmy Pepper, he ain't got no one to love

He sang all his pain, and drank all his fortune

Seems he's run out of luck

Poor old, poor old, Jimmy Pepper, he ain't got no one to love

No matter how much he got-he just kept takin'-he could never get enough

His mind faded quickly along with his money, but his style was the last thing to go

You'll remember the words, "The name's Jimmy Pepper, and I hope you enjoyed the show."