"Beauty Queen" lyrics - BIG HEAD TODD AND THE MONSTERS

Beauty Queen from Mobile Alabama
Busted for murder at a K-mart store
She shot the conductor of a twenty piece orchestra for cheating on her
Let out the dogs of war
Found her freedom and moved to Pasadena to lay in the hot sun, forget the past
Got off the bus without a penny on her
Looking for love that wasn't gonna last

She said, "Love is a passionate crime, where only the guilty survive. And the innocent, they fly away."

Took in two stray dogs and a Scientologist
Hoping to land a Hollywood score
Enlarged her breasts after several turned down part requests, sold sunglasses on the Venice sea shore
Saved up some money to buy a bed and breakfast
Gave it away to some hard luck case
Starting over when you should have been a success - Beauty Queen now has some lines on her face

She said, "Love is a passionate crime, where only the guilty survive. And the innocent, they fly away."

She headed off for Anchorage Alaska after falling for a small plane pilot
He was lost at sea on their seventh anniversary
Called in the coast guard but they couldn't find him
But from their nest came two boys and a girl
The girl plays the field. The boys are married
Beauty Queen still spins that wheel but she can't forget about the guilt that she carries

She said, "Love is a passionate crime, where only the guilty survive. And the innocent should shy away."