I could have killed her when we first met and I've been out of jail by now.

I ain't got no reverse. I've learned, a little later in life, it works out pretty good to have one every once in a while.

Hitting the bottle again, ever than I've drunker been. Or is it drunker than I've ever been?

Now, I don't know how they judge all that, but if anybody in the world deserves to be in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Ritchie Valens does.

I could have killed her when we first met and I've been out of jail by now.

If I could only fly, you see, a lot of my problems would be gone. When you think of just how much I'd save on shoes alone.

Ladies love outlaws, like babies love stray dogs. Ladies touch babies like a banker touches gold, outlaws touch ladies somewhere deep down in their soul.