We drove right past
That no trespassing sign
We sat on the tailgate
And watched the planes take off

We thought we had all night
There was no need to rush
That's when those cops
Came pulling up
And I thought
Man, ain't this some shh

Your daddy's gonna kill me
But if I survive tonight
I wouldn't change one thing
Baby, yeah
I know it sounds crazy

But there was somethin' 'bout the way
The blue lights were shinin'
Bringing out the freedom in your eyes
I was too busy watching you
Going wild child
To be worried about going to jail
You were thinking that
Running for it
Would make a good story
I was thinking you were crazy as hell
And you were so innocent
But you were stealing my heart
I fell in love in the back of a cop car

Man, they weren't playin'
They sure threw those cuffs on quick
You tried to sweet talk 'em
They didn't fall for it, but I did
You were on the left
I was on the right
I knew you didn't smoke
When you asked him for a light
And I laughed
He got mad and slammed the door

Swear, your daddy's gonna kill me
But if I survive tonight
I wouldn't change one thing
Baby, yeah
I know it sounds crazy

But there was somethin' 'bout the way
The blue lights were shinin'
Bringing out the freedom in your eyes
I was too busy watching you
Going wild child
To be worried about going to jail
You were thinking that
Running for it
Would make a good story
I was thinking you were crazy as hell
And you were so innocent
But you were stealing my heart
I fell in love in the back of a cop car (oh)

Oh, and you were like (oh)
Side by side
And locked in tight
They were taking their time
But we didn't mind

We talked, we laughed
We sat real close
By the time they let us go
I was already gone (yeah)

There was somethin' 'bout the way
The blue lights were shinin'
Bringing out the freedom in your eyes
I was too busy watching you
Going wild child
To be worried about going to jail
You were thinking that
Running for it
Would make a good story
I was thinking you were crazy as hell
And you were so innocent
But you were stealing my heart
I fell in love in the back of a cop car (oh)
I fell in love in the back of a cop car (oh)

Oh, and side by side
And locked in tight
They were taking their time
But we didn't mind

We talked and we laughed
We sat real close
By the time they let us go
I was already gone (oh)
I was already gone (oh), baby

I fell in love in the back of a cop car

Copyright: Downtown Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Writer(s): Matthew Kyle Jenkins, Miller Zachery Crowell, Sam Lawry Hunt