Take the Money and RunSteve MillerThis is a story about Billy Joe and Bobbie SueTwo young lovers with nothin' better to doThan sit around the house, get high, and watch the tubeAnd here is what happened when they decided to cut looseThey headed down to, ooh, old El PasoThat's where they ran into a great big hassleBilly Joe shot a man while robbing his castleBobbie Sue took the money and runGo on take the money and runGo on take the money and runGo on take the money and runGo on take the money and runBilly Mack is a detective down in TexasYou know he knows just exactly what the facts isHe ain't gonna let those two escape justiceHe makes his livin' off of the people's taxesBobbie Sue, whoa, whoa, she slipped awayBilly Joe caught up to her the very next dayThey got the money, heyYou know they got awayThey headed down south and they're still running todaySingin' go on take the money and runGo on take the money and runGo on take the money and runGo on take the money and runGo on take the money and runGo on take the money and runGo on take the money and runGo on take the money and run
