I can hear the soft breathing of the girl that I love

As she lies here beside me asleep with the night

And her hair in a fine mist floats on my pillow

Reflecting the glow of the winter moonlight



But I've got to creep down the alley way

Fly down the highway

Before they come to catch me, I'll be gone

Somewhere they can't find me



Oh baby, you don't know what I've done

I've committed a crime, I've broken the law

While you were here sleepin' and just dreamin' of me

I held up and robbed a liquor store



But I've got to creep down the alley way

Fly down the highway

Before they come to catch me, I'll be gone

Somewhere they can't find me



Oh, my life seems unreal, my crime an illusion

A scene badly written in which I must play

And though it puts me up tight to leave you

I know it's not right to leave you

When mornin' is just a few hours away



But I've got to creep down the alley way

Fly down the highway

Before they come to catch me, I'll be gone

Somewhere they can't find me