Be My Valentine

Cigar smoke, drunken whispers Through the din I hear hey mister Have a drink, rest a while Caring eyes, sympathetic smile Check my disguise in the mirror A never dusted chandelier Melancholy cabaret Desperate times call for tempting fate Long arm of the law is closing in Baby I need an alibi My life of crime might've reached its end Why don't you be my valentine Fate of my life hanging by a thread Baby I need an alibi Final request of a man condemned Why don't you be my valentine Whiskey neat and an appletini Never one to waste an evening Taste the vodka on your lips Alcohol enchanted bliss Shadows through the basement window Backstreet alley neon sign glow Ask you for another kiss Then slip into unconsciousness Long arm of the law is closing in Baby I need an alibi My life of crime might've reached its end Why don't you be my valentine Fate of my life hanging by a thread Baby I need an alibi Final request of a man condemned Why don't you be my valentine Have the witness take the stand Prosecutor sneers Tell me do you know this man Tell the truth my dear You recalled the night we danced Perjury sincere Play the game of chance no fear Long arm of the law is closing in Baby I need an alibi My life of crime might've reached its end Why don't you be my valentine Fate of my life hanging by a thread Baby I need an alibi Final request of a man condemned Why don't you be my valentine Baby I need an alibi Why don't you be my valentine Baby I need an alibi Why don't you be my valentine Baby I need an alibi Baby I need an alibi Why don't you be my valentine Why don't you be my alibi