X Offender – Lyrics

I saw you standing on the corner
You looked so big and fine
I really wanted to go out with you
So when you smiled
I laid my heart on the line

You read me my rights
And then you said
“Let’s go” and nothing more
I thought of my nights
And how they were
They were filled with

I know you wouldn’t go
You’d watch my heart burst
Then you’d step in
I had to know so I asked
You just had to laugh

We sat in the night
With my hands cuffed at my side
I look at your life and your style
I wanted nothing more

I know you wouldn’t go
You’d watch my heart burst
Then you’d step in
I had to know so I asked
You just had to laugh

Walking the line, you were a marksman
Told me that law, like wine, is ageless
Public defender
You had to admit
You wanted the love of a sex offender

I know you wouldn’t go
You’d watch my heart burst
Then you’d step in
I had to know so I asked
You just had to laugh

My vision in blue
I call you from inside my cell
And in the trial, you were there
With your badge and rubber boots

I think all the time how I’m going to
Perpetrate love with you
And when I get out, there’s no doubt
I’ll be sex offensive to you

Ooh-oooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Written by
Deborah Harry / Gary Valentine

Blondie
Deborah Harry – Vocals
Chris Stein – Guitars, Bass on “X Offender”
Gary Valentine – Bass Guitar, Guitar on “X Offender”
Clement Burke – Drums
Jimmy Destri – Farfisa Organ, Grand Piano, RMI Piano, Roland Synthesizer

Technical
Richard Gottehrer – Production
Rob Freeman – Engineering
Don Hunerberg – Engineering Assistance
Greg Calbi – Mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City)
Craig Leon – Production, Remix Engineering
Kevin Flaherty – Production (2001 reissue)

Recorded At
Plaza Sound (New York City)

Related links
From the album Blondie
Video for X Offender
Single for X Offender
Wikipedia for X Offender