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D G
I pulled into the alley behind the liquor store
D G
turned out the lights and left the motor runnin?, Sonny opened up the door,
Em A
then he flashed me his grin, said, ?this is gonna be a piece of cake,
Em A
later tonight we?ll head to The Spotlight and split up the take.?
D G
Sittin? there in the darkness, I take a hit off the wine,
D G
wait for the rush to hit me and it feels so fine.
Em A
Then I think of somethin? I never realized,
Em A
if I get shot tonight, I ain?t ever been baptised.
D G A
Oh, Dallas after midnight ?
D G A D G Em A D
oh, Dallas after midnight ? Oh, Dallas after midnight...
D G
Then Sonny came runnin? back, sweat runnin? down his face.
D G
He said, ?the cat had a gun, man, I panicked, we gotta get outta this place!?
Em A
There was nothin? to do or say as we drove away.
Em A
I just kept askin? myself how?d I ever get so mean I couldn?t pray?
REPEAT CHORUS
G A D
There ain?t nothin? that I like better than drivin? on hard concrete,
G Em
I?d rather have a steerin? wheel in my hands than a woman at my feet.
Em A
Ever since I was a little kid I was always rowdy and loud,
Em A
take a look at me now I?m 37 years old and still runnin? around with a wild crowd.
REPEAT CHORUS
D G
Somewhere in Colorado there?s a truck whose brakes just won't hold,
D G
and there?s a burned-out car abandoned just south of Waco,
Em A
and there?s a song comin? from a radio somewhere...
D G D
?I fought the law and the law won...
D A D
I fought the law and the law won...
D G D
I fought the law and the law won...
D A D
I fought the law and the law won...?
REPEAT CHORUS
Written by Ray Wylie Hubbard