It was the midnight hour when the boy broke out of Frisco Running scared he's moving from the heat The electric chair was the sentence there But they didn't take the time or care to see That it wasn't Billy Yeah it wasn't Billy Yeah
They call him public enemy No. 1 But they won't know what's going on They call him public enemy No. 1 But they don't know what's going on
Well I'm cruising in a car heading down the main street To see my girl, she's waiting there for me The cops are tailing with their sirens wailing But the one thing they can see is there ain't just Bill oh no Gonna race this car get away from here Start a new life, there'll be no more fear for me No no no
They call me public enemy No. 1 But they won't know what's going on They call me public enemy No. 1 But they don't know what's going on with me
I'll tell you girl if we make it to the borderline We will be free Just you and me I swear I will make you mine till the end of our time
Now Billy's got a gun and he's heading for the border Moving fast they're almost in the clear Police are waiting with an ambush, saying There ain't nothing passing here, not even Billy oh no no They're gunning Billy down in the middle of the street Fill him full of lead and his girl begins to scream no no no
They called him public enemy No. 1 But they don't know what's going on They called him public enemy No. 1 But they don't know what's going on They called him public enemy No. 1 Gotta shoot to kill cause he's on the run They called him public enemy No. 1 They called him Billy