She had a ragtop 
El Dorado tuck and roll pleat 
She picked me up in 
Colorado and put me right in the driver's 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 the 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 countin' the cash 
When an unmarked 
Chevy Nova made the blue lights flash 
She said officer won't you help me please 
I looked at her and she was pointin' at me 
You see Jim at the station played the part and 
I talked a little perjury 
He went to great pains to leave out her name 
He was her future exhusband can't you see 
It was the crime of passion... 
Now the man at the station's name was 
Joe I saw it on the badge on his shirt 
He said you'll never get away but do what we say nobody has to get hurt 
It was the crime of passion... 
Crime of passion... 
It was the crime of passion 
It's just a crime of passion