Let me tell a story 'bout the way it goes
There was never time to get it right
Even if they find me with my .45
They won't take me down with out a fight, it's all right
It's true, everything they say I did
And now there's no way out
It's true, that's my picture on the news
That's how this sh** goes down
Every time I wake up in the morning
I make my getaway through alleyways
Ready for the takedown, cops are closing in
Let me lie beside you one more night, it's all right
One more time
Lost my angel to a life of crime
I'm in danger of my own design
There's no time to spare when I'm with you
That's all I can do
The bank guard was not my fault
Let me tell a story 'bout the way it goes
There was never time to get it right
Even if they find me lying in your arms
They won't take me down with out a fight, it's all right