[Verse 1: Hard-rock female lead, snarling] Seven years of saving in a coffee can and a bank Down payment on a little house, a future in the tank Came home on a Tuesday and the closet door was wide Every hanger empty and the account had nothing inside Left a note that said I'm sorry, Rox, you'll understand Took my truck, my dog, my mother's ring right off my hand Cops said it's a civil matter, lady, let it go Funny thing, I get paid to chase the ones who think they're gone [Chorus: Hard-rock female lead, full force] I paid to let you go just to bring you back Signed my name on the bond and I sharpened the tack Run, baby, run, you know I'm right on your track I paid to let you go just to bring you back [Verse 2: Hard-rock female lead, faster] Eight months later I get a call from two counties east Picked up on a rubber check outside a diner, at least Bail is set at five grand and he hasn't got a dime I drove there in the morning and I paid it on the line He walked out in the sunshine thinking somebody loved him so Never asked who signed the paper, he just packed his bag to go Court date came and went and he was halfway to the coast And a judge signed out a warrant with the name I wanted most [Pre-Chorus: Hard-rock female lead, building] Every mile you put between us is a dollar in my hand Every motel that you sleep in is a door I understand [Bridge: Hard-rock female lead, full-name shout, the band lands on every syllable] Motel off the interstate, my truck out in the lot Kicked the door, he's in the bed, and this is what he got Dennis Wayne Hollister You are under arrest [Verse 3: Hard-rock female lead, triumphant] Cuffed him to the headboard and I took my keys right back Found the ring inside a sock inside a dirty duffel sack Dog jumped in the passenger, my truck still smelled like smoke Dennis in the back seat crying, saying, Rox, it was a joke Dropped him at the county door and they paid me ten percent Five hundred for the capture and a little extra rent Every dollar that he took, I took a little more That's the price of running from a woman who keeps score [Chorus: Hard-rock female lead, full force] I paid to let you go just to bring you back Signed my name on the bond and I sharpened the tack Run, baby, run, you know I'm right on your track I paid to let you go just to bring you back [Outro: Hard-rock female lead] Thanks for the receipt, Dennis [End]
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