Five Short Minutes

JAMES CROCE

Well, she was standing by my dressing room after the show
Asking for my autograph and asked if she could go
Back to my motel room. But the rest is just a tragic tale
Because five short minutes of lovin'
Done brought me twenty long years in jail

Well, like a fool in a hurry I took her to my room
She casted me in plaster while I sang her a tune
Then I said, "Ooh, ooee!" Sure was a tragic tale
Because five short minutes of lovin'
Done brought me twenty long years in jail

Well, then a judge and a jury sat me in a room
They say that robbin' the cradle is worse than robbin' the tomb
Then I said "Ooh, ooee!" Sure was a tragic tale
(Wasn't worth it, wasn't worth it!)
Because five short minutes of lovin'
Done brought me twenty long years in jail

And when I get out of this prison gonna be forty-five
I'll know I used to like to do it but I won't remember why
(Wasn't worth it, wasn't worth it!)
I'll say "Ooh, ooee! Sure was a tragic tale
Because five short minutes of lovin'
Done brought me twenty long years in jail

Because five short minutes of lovin'
Done brought me twenty long years in jail

Trivia about the song Five Short Minutes by Jim Croce

On which albums was the song “Five Short Minutes” released by Jim Croce?
Jim Croce released the song on the albums “I Got a Name” in 1973, “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce's Greatest Character Songs” in 1977, “Jim Croce: 50th Anniversary Collection” in 1992, and “The Original Albums…plus” in 2011.
Who composed the song “Five Short Minutes” by Jim Croce?
The song “Five Short Minutes” by Jim Croce was composed by JAMES CROCE.

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