Comin' home at the break of dawn Baby, three nights in a row She still keeps all the house lights on As I walkin' on my tip toes Shouldn't have driven... but I couldn't Have stayed I knew the trouble I was in 'Twas a hand I shouldn't have played I knew there was no way to win I swear she's gonna kill me If I don't kill me first I swear she's gonna kill me If I don't kill me first The night is young, like I used to be But I'm still actin' like it Running around so wild and free But in these scenes I don't fit Closing time is a frequent line... When I'm howling at the moon I tell myself that I'm just fine But I runnin' right into ruin I swear she's gonna kill me If I don't kill me first I swear she's gonna kill me If I don't kill me first She swore that she would thrill me But left me dying here of thirst I swear she's gonna kill me If I don't kill me first High wire walker, smooth drunk talker I just don't know when to quit I'm tired of these lies and all these alibies And of all the grief... all the grief that I get I better go or maybe one for the road The damage is already done She doesn't know that I love her so But I still like to have my fun Bars are closed, but Nino knows A place that will let us in Stay for a while... tell some jokes with style Talk a little treason and sin I swear she's gonna kill me If I don't kill me first I swear she's gonna kill me If I don't kill me first She swore that she would thrill me But left me dying here of thirst I swear she's gonna kill me If I don't kill me first