Cashier never even saw it coming When he told everyone to hit the floorHe yelled to the clerk, give me the money Then he heard the sirens right outside the doorHe can't believe he's let it go this far He remembers a man with a different heartWhen life was good and she was there And their little girl in the backyardWith boy in her hair And things were right and love was strongHe had it all in that little neighborhood When life was goodA .45 caliber pistol in his left hand An elderly lady screaming for her lifeHe tells the cops to back up or he'll kill her As the helicopter circles in the skyHe wipes the beads of sweat off of his face For a moment he goes to another placeWhen life was good and she was there And their little girl in the backyardWith boy in her hair Oh, that night driving homeThat teenage boy behind the wheel Without a sober boneHe had it all When he let her go they all rushed in to take himThat's when he fired the shot that took his lifeThe six o'clock news told a story With no mention of another place or another timeWhen life was good and she was there And their little girl in the backyardWith boy in her hair And things were right and love was strongHe had it all in that little neighborhood When life was goodWhen life was goodWhen life was good