It was twenty -five past midnight
in a one -horse southern town
The lights were out
and the town was fast asleep
But over on Magnolia,
you could hear a screen door slam
And high heels were makin'
tracks out to the street
And then a fifty -seven Chevy
pulled up to the curb
Threw a suitcase in the back
and she got in
She said, I don't care
where we're going,
but just satisfy my urge
And take me someplace
I ain't ever been
Take me to the wild side,
take me on a wild ride
She was kind of wild, so was he
Take me where the bright lights
are burning up the dark nights
Take me to the wild side, set me free
All along some stretch of highway
was an all night greasy spoon
He pulled up to the door
and walked inside
But he come runnin' out again,
there was blood on his hands
For a twenty dollar bill,
somebody died
She said, take me to the wild side,
take me on a wild ride
She was kinda wild -eyed,
and so was he
There's a lot of things we ain't tried
I'll be Bonnie, you can be Clyde
Take me to the wild side
Set me free
It was Yuma, Arizona,
on a white hot afternoon
Just one more stop
on a road that goes nowhere
The blue light started flashing
and the last thing that they heard
was come on out with your
hands up in the air
and then the bullets started flying,
people started dying, but
Just another lesson never learned
Cause life ain't every level
For renegades and rebels
When you shake hands with the devil
You get burned
Take me to the wild side
Take me on a wild ride
She was kinda wild -eyed
And so was he
Take me where the bright lights
are burning up the dark nights
Take me to the wild side, set me free
Take me to the wild side, set me free
Take me on a wild ride, set me free
Thank you for
You