Lyrics Victim Of The Crime - Jackie Greene

Victim Of The Crime

Of all the things we do for love
I’d do them all again
Cause' even though it hurts sometimes
It’s worth it in the end
I have chased that mighty dollar
Down the dirty street
They put diamonds on my collar
And shackles on my feet
There was a time when I was king
The world at my command
But, all that gutless vanity
Was more than I could stand
I became a witness
To an ancient mystery
Everything was answered
In the way you looked at me
Now, the things I do for love
I do them all for you
I can’t escape the feeling that
It’s what I’m supposed to do
The memories of wasted years
Won’t suffer me no more
I had to stumble through the dark
To find my way to your door
Might be, it was a matter of time
I was just a vagabond
Victim of the crime
I was just a vagabond
Victim of the crime
I can hear that whippoorwill
Moaning in the dawn
I guess he knows a thing or two
About keeping on
Who would know that wickedness
Would someday make me wise
Battle-scarred and bandaged
Thank God that I’m alive
So, here I stand before you honey
Humbled by the rain
Patches on my overcoat
You know I ain’t ashamed
I ain’t got nothing up my sleeve
I have nothing to sell
All I have is a messy heart
And a love story to tell
Might be, it was a matter of time
I was just a vagabond
Victim of the crime
I was just a vagabond
Victim of the crime