Stealing Electricity-Tom Russell/Lawrence Ferlinghetti

There?s a Mexican dead on a power line He?s deader than yesterday?s communion wine He was trying to get something he couldn?t afford for free A poor man stealing electricity His heart when d-da, d-da, d-da, d-da, d-da D-da, d-da, d-da, d-da, d-da D-da, d-da, d-da, d-da, d-da-da Ten thousand volts, now he's gone Hanging on a cross high above Babylon Hey baby, ain?t that just like you and me? Love is like stealing electricity Two hearts go d-da, d-da, d-da, d-da, d-da D-da, d-da, d-da, d-da, d-da D-da, d-da, d-da, d-da, d-da-da When the poverty of your spirit and the weakness of your flesh Go dancing every night through other people?s trash You love yourself women, what the hell you?re doing with me You?re gonna burn baby, burn from stealing electricity Two hearts go d-da, d-da, d-da, d-da, d-da D-da, d-da, d-da, d-da, d-da D-da, d-da, d-da, d-da, d-da-da We climb so high in search of a kindred soul Till we grab hold of a live wire up on a high line pole The laws of nature say you get nothing for free And love is like stealing electricity Two hearts go d-da, d-da, d-da, d-da, d-da D-da, d-da, d-da, d-da, d-da D-da, d-da, d-da, d-da, d-da-da There?s a Mexican dead on a power line He?s deader than yesterday?s communion wine He was trying to get something he could not afford for free A poor man stealing electricity His heart went d-da, d-da, d-da, d-da, d-da D-da, d-da, d-da, d-da, d-da D-da, d-da, d-da, d-da, d-da D-da, d-da, d-da, d-da, d-da D-da, d-da, d-da, d-da, d-da D-da, d-da, d-da, d-da, d-da ...