The Long Arm Of The Law Lyrics - Zevon Warren

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!"