Dont Take Me Alive Lyrics

Lyric discussion by panzer4963 

Cover art for Dont Take Me Alive lyrics by Steely Dan

A disturbed young man kills his father and goes on the run. The authorities close in; desperate, he takes a hostage and barricades himself. During the stand-off the realization of his actions and his life cause him to give up all hope. He decides to commit “suicide-by-police.” [“Don’t take me alive.”]

I always thought he stold from his father as he "was a bookkeeper's son". I always invision him taking the loot and blowing it in Vegas cause if you were raised in Oregon like me . . well sometimes you just goota bust out . .WTF is this about Cyborgs . . does anybody over 30 subscribe to this post. to quote "I weep for the future!"