I pulled in the alley behind the liquor store
Turned out the lights, left the motor runnin’, and opened up the door
I flashed a grin and said, “Well, Jack this is gonna be a piece of cake
Later tonight we’ll head down to The Last Stand and split up the take”
Sittin’ in the darkness, I take a drink of wine
Feelin’ high and fast and loose and so right
Then I think of something I’d never realized
If I get shot tonight I ain’t never been baptized
Oh, Dallas after midnight
Dallas after midnight
Oh, Dallas after midnight
I came runnin’ back, blinded by sweat, blood and tears
I said, “Jack, the cat had a gun, let’s get out of here”
I didn’t say nothin’ as we drove away
I kept askin’ myself, “How’d I ever get so mean I couldn’t pray?”
Oh, Dallas after midnight
Oh, Dallas after midnight
Oh, Dallas after midnight
Now, there ain’t nothin’ I like better than drivin’ on hard concrete
I’d rather hold a steering wheel than have a woman at my feet
Ever since I was a little kid, I was always rowdy and loud
Now here I am, thirty-four, still runnin’ ’round with the wrong crowd
Now we had such plans for when we got to Mexico
After a high speed chase we got caught just south of San Angelo
Well, the judge, he asked, “Why’d you wanna go and rob a liquor store?”
I said, “Well Your Honor, it’s hard to live in Dallas when you’re white trash and poor”
Oh, Dallas after midnight
Oh, Dallas after midnight
Oh, Dallas after midnight
Dallas after midnight
Oh, Dallas after midnight
Oh, Dallas after midnight
Oh, Dallas after midnight
Dallas after midnight
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Ray Wylie Hubbard Lyrics – Dallas After Midnight