I still have three wheels runin’ through the airplanes
Tears stream her pretty face all burned red
Once you’re dead not much remains
Down the highway another stranger comes
You gotta take ’em as they come
Little girl put on your red dress
‘Cause we’re goin’ out on the town tonight
And when I hold this switchblade
Be sure some fool is gonna want to fight
You gotta take ’em as they come
You gotta take ’em
Take ’em as they come, girl
Take ’em as they come, girl
Take ’em as they come, girl
Take ’em baby as they come
God save the rider in the black night
Save the man who taught that it was right
To do what we have begun
You gotta take ’em when they come
Little girl gone are birthdays
Faded away into the clear blue night
And all the promises we made
Lie shattered and broken in the morning light
You gotta take ’em baby when they come
You gotta take ’em
Take ’em as they come, girl
Take ’em as they come, girl
Take ’em as they come, girl
Take ’em baby as they come
I know your heart is breaking
I can feel it too, girl
Though my finger on the trigger is shaking
There’s just one thing we can do girl
Winners and losers
All look the same from the other side
But we could choose here, kid
We could try, couldn’t we,hon ?
Take ’em baby when they come
Take ’em
Take ’em as they come, girl
Take ’em as they come, girl
Take ’em as they come, girl
Take ’em baby as they come
Songs To Orphans (Part 2,18)