Regret (5:07)

I met slammin' Sammy on the street today
And he told me Big Al and his old lady had a knock down drag out fight when he caught her dirty dancing with some big spender down at Bob's Bar and Grille late last night
Since Big Al ain't as fast as he used to be when he was young, he just couldn't catch them when they decided to run
So he's asking everyone to do him a solid if you can
Let him know where to find that low down dude and his cheating woman
Sammy you go tell Big Al what I have to say
Do what you gotta do
To make it feel right for you
But listen to these words that I say
Don't do nothing you might regret one day

Juke Joint Jimmy told me "Man times are hard,
I got no money to feed the kids or pay the rent
And I lost my job and the electric company keeps on calling and calling and calling talking about how disconnect is their intent.
I keep running around in circles in life's rat race
Yet I always find myself standing in the same damn place
I badly need to get my hands on some dough today
It might involve some nefarious deeds along the way"

Listen up Jimmy here's what I got to relay
Do what you gotta do
To make the world right for you
But listen to these words that I say
Don't do nothing you might regret one day

Stop and think about it before you act
Don't make mistakes you can't take back
Like getting yourself a really bad tattoo
In other words stop doing stupid things you can't undo

I was driving nicely along the freeway today when some lowlife cut me off and laughed when I blew the horn real hard
He flipped me the bird, I screamed out a four letter word, which he heard, hit the brakes stopping right in front of me
He jumped out of his car, tire iron in hand ready to explode, now trouble and I were meeting at the same crossroad

I saw he had some kind of road rage bubbling up from hell
But I calmly spoke these words hoping to break the spell
Mister there's a time to fight and a time to just walk away
Do what you gotta do
If it makes this feel right for you
But remember there may be a big price to pay
Don't do nothing you might regret one day

Yeah, life is hard and that's no joke
Don't start a fire if you can't stand the smoke
Yeah you know what they say, hindsight's 20/20, my friend
Think twice before you act, listen to what I recommend
and what you did yesterday, you got to live with today
Are you listening? Because that's all I got to say
MmmmHumm