The Long Arm Of The Law Lyrics

The Long Arm Of The Law lyrics

by Warren Zevon c. 1989 Zevon Music/BMI 



When I was young, times were hard 

When I got older it was worse 

First words I ever heard: 

"Nobody move, nobody get hurt"



It's the long arm, it's the strong arm 

It's the long arm of the law

It's the long arm, it's the strong arm

It's the long arm of the law



After the war in Paraguay 

Back in 1999

I was laying low in Lima 

Working both sides of the borderline



It's the long arm, it's the strong arm 

It's the long arm of the law



You can run, but you can't hide...



Well, I have to live like a fugitive 

Oh yeah, oh yeah 

Someone's coming after me 

And I'm running, running, yeah



Now, don't protest your innocence 

Only the dead get off scot free 

And when the judge says, "Whodunit?" 

You'll be crying, "Not me! Not me!"