The Lumineers - Jimmy Sparks

[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 [00:39.08] [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 [01:03.31] [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 [01:21.85] [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 [01:47.07] [01:50.27] Could you spare my blood, spare my blood? [01:56.91] [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 [02:15.82] [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" [02:34.43] [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? [03:13.21] [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 [03:44.13] [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? [04:18.53] [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. [05:45.53]