I remember it as plain as day
although it happened
in the dark of the night
I was strolling
through the streets of Paris
and it was cold
it was starting to rain
And then I heard a piercing scream
and I rushed to the scene of the crime
But all I found
was the butchered remains
of two girls layin' side by side
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Someone call the Gendarmes
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Flee before the killers go free
There's some people
coming down the street
At last someone heard my call
Can't understand
why they're pointing at me
I never done nothing at all
But I got some blood on my hands
because everyone's shouting at me
I can't speak French so I couldn't explain
and like a fool I started running away
Murder in the Rue Morgue
Someone call the Gendarmes
Murder in the Rue Morgue
Am I ever gonna be free
Now I've gotta get away
from the arms of the law
All of France is looking for me
I've gotta find my way
across the border for sure
down south to Italy
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Running from the Gendarmes
Murders in the Rue Morgue
I'm never coming home
Well I made it to the border at last
but I can't erase the scene from my mind
Anytime somebody stares at me
well I just start running blind
Now I'm moving
through the shadows at night
away from the staring eyes
Any day they'll be looking for me
'cause I know I show the signs
Of murders in the Rue Morgue
I'm running from the Gendarmes
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Running from the arms of the law
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Running from the Gendarmes
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Am I ever gonna be free
It took so long
and I'm getting so tired
I'm running out of places to hide
Should I return
to the scene of the crime
where the two young victims died
If I could go to somebody for help
to get me out of trouble for sure
But I know that inside my mind
well I've got to say
I've done it before
Murders in the Rue Morgue
They're never gonna find me
Murders in the Rue Morgue
I'm never going home