Kenny Rogers — Long Arm Of The Law lyrics

Lyrics

In cumberland kentucky
On a cool hot evening
Billy lay in love with marrianne
She was a rich judgeЂ™s daughter
He was a son of a miner
But that night their love was more than they could stand
The judge said to his daughter
That son of that coal miner
Is someone youЂ™ll go hell to leave alone
She knew his dad so well
She knew she couldnЂ™t tell
But the truth was bound in show before too long
Their love had started growing on itЂ™s own
You canЂ™t out run the long arm of the law
Noyou canЂ™t out run the long arm of the law
Billy placed his hand on mary
And he felt the babyЂ™s moving
Kissed her and said IЂ™ll see you when I can
The judge had made a promise
When he caught up with billy
HeЂ™d sent him far away from marianne
The whole town knew heЂ™d do it Too many times heЂ™d proved it To at least a hundred men behind the wall
HeЂ™d smiled behind that frown
And when he brought that gavel down
He called himself the long arm of the law
And heЂ™d set his mind on seeing billy fall
In a hot humid mine shack
A mid-white pulled the sheet back
And placed cool damp towel on marianne
BillyЂ™s eyes were wide with wonder
From the spell he was under
When she placed the new born baby in his hands
He didnЂ™t hear the siren
Just a babyЂ™s crying
That miracle of love was all he saw
When the door came crashing down
And billy turned around
He felt the heart and soul inside him fall
He stood face to face
With the long arm of the law
You canЂ™t out run the long arm of the law
Noyou canЂ™t out run the long arm of the law
You can hide out for a while
He says with a smile
But you canЂ™t out run the long arm of the law
Seemed like everybody down in cumberland kentucky
Came out that day to see poor billyЂ™s trial
The court was called to order
There sat the judgeЂ™s daughter
She looked so proud
Holding billyЂ™s child
When they brought billy to him
The judge just look right thru him
As he held that holy Bible in his hand
And he smiled at his grandson
Then his eyes cut back to billy
And said I think this time
The law will understand
SonI sentence you to live with marianne
You canЂ™t out run the long arm of the law
Noyou canЂ™t out run the long arm of the law
He said to billy with a smile
I know you hide out for a while
Ah but you canЂ™t out run the long arm of the law
No you canЂ™t out run the long arm of the law