by Warren Zevon c. 1989 Zevon Music/BMI. When I was young times were hard. When I got older it was worse. First words I ever heard:. "Nobody move nobody get hurt". It's the long arm it's the strong arm. It's the long arm of the law. It's the long arm it's the strong arm. It's the long arm of the law. After the war in Paraguay. Back in 1999. I was laying low in Lima. Working both sides of the borderline. It's the long arm it's the strong arm. It's the long arm of the law. You can run but you can't hide.... Well I have to live like a fugitive. Oh yeah oh yeah. Someone's coming after me. And I'm running running yeah. Now don't protest your innocence. Only the dead get off scot free. And when the judge says "Whodunit?". You'll be crying "Not me! Not me!".