The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
From Motion Picture “Any Which Way You Can”
Words and Music by John Durrell and Snuff Garrett © 1979
I was mindin’ my own business
Sippin’ on a beer
When some ole boy pushed me way too far
I got up to ask him why
Then he punched me in the eye
And all hell broke loose in that bar
There’s always the good guys and the bad guys
Some things will never change
There’s still sheriffs in New York
And outlaws on the range
They’re still hangin’ them in Utah
For breakin’ the law
Still burning their stills in Arkansas
The good guys always say
That crime doesn’t pay
But for some men there’s no other way
The bad guys always claim
Both sides are the same
The good guys and the bad guys
Now I’ve been jailed with no bail
That ole boy’s gone free
That’s how my sad story ends
We both broke the law
But it’s me that took the fall
It seems the judge and him were fishin’ friends
There’s always the good guys and the bad guys
Some things will never change
There’s still sheriffs in New York
And outlaws on the range
They’re hangin’ them in Utah
For breakin’ the law
Still burning their stills in Arkansas
The good guys always say
That crime doesn’t pay
But for some men there’s no other way
The bad guys always claim
Both sides are the same
The good guys and the bad guys
Lyrics Submitted by Jim Burgan