Lyrics

Richie finished college
Trying to find to job
But more are getting fired
And less are being hired

So he spends his time in a bar
Where he?s running an account
Talk & drink & dance & singing
?Till the money all runs out

This is Richie's Blues
Your money or your life
He couldn't have both
He couldn't have both

Richie's only crime was
... always talking back
So many times I had to bail him out
Possession of disrespect

He could have love
All he'd ever need
But it was not enough
When he had nothing left to eat

This is Richie's Blues
Your money or your life
He couldn't have both
He couldn't have both

This is Richie's Blues
But don't feel sad
This is what he'd say
One out of two ain't bad

Two men on the comer
Richie's going home
He didn't even notice
The gun that they had shown

Six o'clock in the morning
City comes to life
But Richie is laying face down
When the garbage truck arrives