Robert met Ramona, Inside a Phoenix bar Beneath the Christmas ornaments they walked the boulevard Robert had no money, no jobs he was unskilled They robbed an unlighted grocery, the young cashier was killed They took off in a Chevy, they stoled two blocks away And headed for New Mexico, and hide in Santa Fe Robert was a drifter, and Ramona been abused They had 500 dollars, and nothing left to loose And the quarter moon was shining The stars so wild and bright They only had each-other to cling to in this night Two young desperados on Christmas evening flied They pulled off the dark highway to a motel they checked in They saw themselves on TV, the law was closing in They stripped out to a side street, and stole a Pontiac And stopped at a McDonalds for Colas and Big Macâs And through the night they travelled, there was no time to wait They passed a few state troopers, checking licence plates Robert and Ramona regretted what they did They knew the cops would find them no matter where they hid And the quarter moon was shining The stars so wild and bright They only had each-other to cling to in this night Two young desperados on Christmas evening flied They drove straight up a mountain, below was a small town They parked right by the edge, over a mile straight down They made love on a blanket, they kissed and kissed again Tomorrow would be Christmas, for everyone but them They climbed back in the front seat, he turned the key so swift And pressed the pedal forward, and drove straight off the cliff People in the valley, who saw the headlights fall Thought the star of Bethlehem had come again they called And the quarter moon was shining The stars so wild and bright They only had each-other to cling to in this night Two young desperados on Christmas evening flied