The Highland Street Incident
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E
Some guy said to some other guy behind closed doors
I don't even know how long I've been awake anymore
A E
But I know what we're out of and you do too
A E
Look around we're down to nothing but me and you
B7
We sold everything we stole and everything we had
A
It's not that bad though; it’s not that bad
E
We will be buying our shit back when your cousin gets out
That's only going to be a couple weeks from now
A E
You know what I'm thinking ‘cause you're thinking it too
A E
It was harder to imagine than it was to do
B7
In spite of all of your worry last night went okay
A E
That man just threw his money up and ran away
Chorus:
A E
Did we get arrested? No we did not
A E
We didn't shoot anyone - we didn't get shot
A E
We didn't hurt anyone - at least not a lot
B7 A
And we got what we wanted; We got what we wanted
You're right I could kill someone -- I don't care
But that's not the way it's going down tonight I swear
We'll just walk on up to Highland Street behind the bar
In the back through the alley where they park the cars
It will go down just as easy as it did last night
We'll be back here in an hour hidin' out of sight
Did we get arrested? No we did not
We didn't shoot anyone - we didn't get shot
We didn't hurt anyone - at least not a lot
And we got what we wanted
Hey stand right behind me buddy this is the place
Hold this blue bandana up to cover your face
Yeah, this is loaded but it's only for security
I ain’t shootin' anybody that ain’t shootin' at me
Shut up I think I hear somebody coming man
Shut up I think....shhhhhh
Run man run
Run man run
We'll get out of this together when your cousin gets out
That is only gonna be a couple weeks from now
Run man run
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