When evil men go on the run When evil men go on the run The man in black had been in prison for passing fraudulent checks While abating arrest for soliciting minors for *** He's a cold, cold man with little to no pity He killed his pregnant ex-wife and left for Mexico City He crossed the border into Tijuana, Mexico Tilted his 10-gallon brim down to the bottom of his nose The border patrol only saw a man on vacation And didn't notice the total parole violation When evil men go on the run When evil men go on the run The Federales smell Americans from miles away The man in black had hitched almost all the way to Campeche Bay But old habits die hard, he forged a couple checks Now, he's in Mexican custody for resisting arrest When evil men go on the run When evil men go on the run Well, even evil men believe in getting even is fair So they go where extradition is rare When evil men go on the run Heavily armed with loaded guns If you see one, turn and run When evil men go on the run The FBI sent agents to extradite a man in black He laughed and said that he'd been waiting for his one-way ticket back When they told him he was going to Folsom Prison, he said "If there's one thing I've learned, I'd rather be locked up than be dead" When evil men go on the run When evil men go on the run Well, even evil men believe in getting even is fair So they go where extradition is rare When evil men go on the run Heavily armed with loaded guns If you see one, turn and run Because they'll murder just for fun Bury the evidence in mud Framing a man for what he's done When evil men go on the run