Alabama 3 - The Night We Nearly Got Busted lyrics

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Jack, he don't chill

He's popped too many pills

Says he's gonna set all the people free

Jane's much the same

She's never played the game

They used to like to keep me company

They never could stand still

Always up on that hill

Said they oughta check out the territory

'Cause, see, the word was out

There was no doubt about it

Undercover men on every corner of their property

But Jack, he just took Jane by the hand

He said, 'Come on over here a while, honey

'Cause tonight I'm gonna take you right back

You remember that night

We used to feel so fine.'

The night we nearly got busted

Got down on our knees

The night we nearly got busted

It was the Lord who set us free

We nearly got busted, but me and Larry Love, we're just too damn slick

Well Jane, all those thrills

They started to spill out all over

She said she could, she could hear them talking in the hall

Jack just used to fill up that broken cup

He swore he saw 'em

Looking through the holes in the motel wall

But he said 'Hey, baby, we got time to kill

Eat another goddamn pill

I'm gonna check out the coastguard's commentary

'Cause I believe our ship is comin' in tonight

And I feel so fine

I'm gonna spin out another tale of sweet testimony

So come on over here, baby

Come on over here, baby

I'm gonna take you by the hand to the Promised Land

'Cause remember that night?

You used to feel so fine

You used to feel so fine.'

The night we nearly got busted

Got down on our knees

The night we nearly got busted

It was the Lord who set us free

We can't wait, can't hesitate, they're picking the padlocks at the gate

Smell the violence, blind suckers on the side of silence

Are smiling, giving the eye

Checking out our fingerprint files

Inquiries, digging in our diaries

The motherfuckers been a-messin' with the phone line