It was only a case of passion spurned We were only sixteen when the crime occurred We fled the scene in a stolen truck And we got away, beginner’s luck
We hit the road as the sun came up Seven hundred miles by the time we stopped After that night it was all downhill I was too young to kill
Her father said our love would never last And what you’re feeling now soon will pass And Jenny’s got a plan to finish school So you better give it up now, you little fool
Well he timed his fist and my face he struck Jenny yelled “No!” as I tried to get up I pulled my gun and his face went pale Son, you’re too young to kill
So we got away Scott-free So we thought And outside Santa Fe is where we got caught And as Jenny stepped in front of me Well a shot rang out She fell to her knees
Got my diploma at the county jail Only eighteen but I’ve written my will Headline read in the Daily Mail, he’s too young to kill He’s too young to kill