Richmond Fontaine - The Escape lyrics

He saw the girl as she walked down the road With a suitcase, a flashlight, and all alone He followed her to town where she stood alone In the back of the auto parts store Then a man came under blankets of rain They embraced, they embraced, they embraced Claude was enraged he called Angus King Said if he didn't come He'd burn down the Chainsaw Sea Muddy and wet his wife's blood on his chest He pulled out a knife The Trees from the mountains they all screamed But the girl couldn't hear anything but Claude's raving and he raved and he raved The girl held her love dead on the street His throat cut, his eyes missing She cried and cried and cried Claude was insane screaming in the rain Screaming ‘Melanie' Angus King drove up and saw the wreck Pale as a ghost he shot Claude Murray In the head The girl she ran down the road But he threw her in the car and headed for the Logging roads And the Trees cried no, please, please let her go Angus King began shaking at the sight Of the Chainsaw Sea He began hitting himself in the face And he couldn't stop He told the girl to run He told her she better run