We swore allegiance to the end with a wicked grin    with the sun burning holes    in the valley of sin    Teddy came from bad seed that’s what he used to say    his Daddy left with the credit card    and his sister on the way       He had eyes that made girls cry and a nose that looked right down    on anyone or anything    that tried to outsmart this town    he had a smile that’d light up a room with fists that’d clear one out    no man could keep him down    of course many had their doubts       chorus:    Have you ever known anyone like (3)    anyone like Teddy       Sometimes the roads all lead to where you don’t want to go    but you hear someone calling    who it is you’ll never know    so I caught the midnight train Teddy there to say goodbye    finally said ‘farewell my friend    I sure wish that I could fly’       (chorus)       Teddy used to drop in but my wife she had her say    he still looked wild around the eyes    and she was not brought up that way    so things were quiet for a time then them makeshift walls came down    Teddy’s knife in the foreman’s chest    and the mill burnt to the ground       I told my wife I know he’ll come she said it’s him or me    heard his footprints on the porch    and I turned to watch her leave    with the dirt caked on his face he looked 16 once again    wrapped my arm around his neck    said ‘we best be moving on my friend       (chorus)