It was twenty -five past midnight
in a one -horse southern town
and the town was fast asleep
you could hear a screen door slam
And high heels were makin'
And then a fifty -seven Chevy
Threw a suitcase in the back
Take me to the wild side,
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
But he come runnin' out again,
there was blood on his hands
For a twenty dollar bill,
She said, take me to the wild side,
She was kinda wild -eyed,
There's a lot of things we ain't tried
I'll be Bonnie, you can be Clyde
on a road that goes nowhere
The blue light started flashing
and the last thing that they heard
was come on out with your
and then the bullets started flying,
people started dying, but
Just another lesson never learned
Cause life ain't every level
When you shake hands with the devil
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