Written by Ray Wylie Hubbard
D G I pulled into the alley behind the liquor store D G turned out the lights and left the motor runnin?, Sonny opened up the door, Em A then he flashed me his grin, said, ?this is gonna be a piece of cake, Em A later tonight we?ll head to The Spotlight and split up the take.? D G Sittin? there in the darkness, I take a hit off the wine, D G wait for the rush to hit me and it feels so fine. Em A Then I think of somethin? I never realized, Em A if I get shot tonight, I ain?t ever been baptised.D G Then Sonny came runnin? back, sweat runnin? down his face. D G He said, ?the cat had a gun, man, I panicked, we gotta get outta this place!? Em A There was nothin? to do or say as we drove away. Em A I just kept askin? myself how?d I ever get so mean I couldn?t pray? REPEAT CHORUS G A D There ain?t nothin? that I like better than drivin? on hard concrete, G Em I?d rather have a steerin? wheel in my hands than a woman at my feet. Em A Ever since I was a little kid I was always rowdy and loud, Em A take a look at me now I?m 37 years old and still runnin? around with a wild crowd. REPEAT CHORUS D G Somewhere in Colorado there?s a truck whose brakes just won't hold, D G and there?s a burned-out car abandoned just south of Waco, Em A and there?s a song comin? from a radio somewhere... D G D ?I fought the law and the law won... D A D I fought the law and the law won... D G D I fought the law and the law won... D A D I fought the law and the law won...? REPEAT CHORUSD G A Oh, Dallas after midnight ? D G A D G Em A D oh, Dallas after midnight ? Oh, Dallas after midnight...