I caught the red-eye at midnight In the nick of time On the seven four seven And we soon were flying high Lord, I had no time to lose Things were getting hot Only I know where we stashed the loot The mob wants to know the spot They got the muscle in from cleveland The fire-power from detroit They missed me in new jersey Though things got pretty tight Caught my scent in richmond At the hotel savoy But I got out the laundry shute And went to chicago, illinois I'm the last of the independants Yeah, they're searching coast to coast Only I know where we hid the loot Eleven years ago I caught the red-eye at midnight In the nick of time On the seven four seven We soon were high and wide The moon was laughing at me like it did not have a care But I just smiled right back and said 'You ain't going anywhere' Well, I want out of the rackets And the numbers game 'Cos when you cross the big boss You only got yourself to blame I won't sing like a canary And I won't go naming names I don't need police protection I'll play it my own way I'm the last of the independants Well, I play by my own rules Yes, I'm the last of the independants The syndicate, well, it don't approve Well, I'm the last of the independants Well, I got to keep on the move Well, I'm the last of the independants Well, I got no time to lose Time to lose