Strangers are talking, ******** is walking tonight
Young lovers are breaking
Pretending there’s sweat in their eyes
The tears leave no trace in the lights
‘Cause it’s warming her face so she looks all right
You keep on escaping, the X is your alibi

Guilty as charged and you know that you ought to be
So drop the act and the ******** and keep it real
Take what you like, here’s a great opportunity
You shoot the sheriff and then shoot the deputy

Young women are dancing, showing their moves in the light
She’s sticky and chewing, sweaty, I bet she’s all right
The strangest hand has been dealt by the man on the roof
He was born and held down by choices that I’ll never choose

You’re guilty as charged and you know that you ought to be
So drop the act and the ******** and keep it real
Take what you like, here’s a great opportunity
You shoot the sheriff and then shoot the deputy

Shoot the deputy, let’s shoot the deputy
He’s hanging with the clowns

You’re guilty as charged and you know that you ought to be
Soak up the act and the ******** and keep it real
Take what you like, here’s a great opportunity
You shoot the sheriff and then shoot the deputy

No, I’ll shoot the sheriff
And you do the deputy’s wife while you’re at it
A great opportunity, I know you well
And you want it as bad as me
Guilty as charged and you know that we ought to be
Yeah, we ought to be, let’s shoot the deputy