She had a rag top Eldorado tuck-in-row pleat She picked me up in Colorado and put me right in the drivers 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 a crime of passion She took me by the heart when she took me by the hand Crime of passion A beautiful woman and a desperate man ♪ Well I thought the thing was over she was counting the cash When an unmarked Chevy Nova made the blue lights flash She said, "Officer, would you help me please?" I looked at her and she was pointing at me You see Jim at the station played his part He talked a little perjury He went to great pains to leave out a name He was a future ex-husband, can't you see? It was a crime of passion She took me by the heart when she took me by the hand Crime of passion A beautiful woman and a desperate man ♪ Now the cop at the station's name was Joe Saw it on his badge on his shirt He said you'll never get away just do what we say Nobody's gotta get hurt It was a crime of passion She took me by the heart when she took me by the hand Crime of passion A beautiful woman and a desperate man Crime of passion She took me by the heart when she took me by the hand Crime of passion A beautiful woman and a desperate man ♪ It was a crime of passion ♪ It's just a crime of passion