Highway Robbery
by Tanya Tucker
Intro A
Verse 1
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Okay Officer, I admit it, I was speedin'
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But before you write me up, let me tell you the reason
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I wasn't tryin' to outrun run you
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I was chasin' a guy with eyes of blue
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Who committed a crime back about a mile or two
Verse 2
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I was cruisin' along when he pulled up out of nowhere
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He was hotter than the Jag he drove and just one lane over
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He aimed those angel eyes at me
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And smiled like we were meant to be
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Oh he stole my heart, from a movin' car
CHORUS
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It was highway robbery,
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He grabbed my heart and took off on the run
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It was highway robbery,
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He ought to do time in my arms for what he's done
Verse 3
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So hey Officer, how 'bout you understandin'
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Won't you turn that blue light on and help me catch that bandit
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He's got something that belongs to "T"
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I can't let him get away scot-free
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Oh its only right, that he's mine tonight
CHORUS
A C A
It was highway robbery,
D E
He grabbed my heart and took off on the run
F C D
It was highway robbery,
F E A
He ought to do time in my arms for what he's done
A C A
It was highway robbery,
D E
He grabbed my heart and took off on the run
F C D
It was highway robbery,
F E A
He ought to do time in my arms for what he's done
F E A
He ought to do time in my arms for what he's done
OUT
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Hey Officer, let's talk about this now.
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By the time you let me go that boy be all the way to Texas
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Sure was good lookin'
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By the way what color are your eyes.....
