She had a ragtop El Dorado tuck and roll pleat
She picked me up in Colorado
And put me right in the driver's seat
I said, I got no money
You know, I got no job
She said, I tell you what, honey
Let's find a place to rob
Now, the man at the station's name was Jim
I saw it sewed on his shirt
I told him, do what I say
You'll live another day
Nobody's gotta get hurt
It was the crime of pa**ion
she took me by the heart when she took me by the hand
Crime of pa**ion
A beautiful woman and a desperate man
Well, I thought the thing was over
She was countin' the cash
When an unmarked Chevy Nova
Made the blue lights flash
She said, officer, won't you help me, please
I looked at her and she was pointin' at me
You see, Jim at the station played the part
And I talked a little perjury
He went to great pains to leave out her name
He was her future ex-husband, can't you see
It was the crime of pa**ion
She took me by the heart when she took me by the hand
Crime of pa**ion
A beautiful woman and a desperate man
Now, the man at the station's name was Joe
I saw it on the badge on his shirt
He said, you'll never get away
But do what we say
Nobody has to get hurt
It was the crime of pa**ion
She took me by the heart when she took me by the hand
Crime of pa**ion
A beautiful woman and a desperate man
Crime of pa**ion
she took me by the heart when she took me by the hand
Crime of pa**ion
A beautiful woman and a desperate man
It was the crime of pa**ion
It's just a crime of pa**ion