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Illegal Smile [Live]
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John Prine
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When I woke up this morning, things were lookin' bad
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Seem like total silence was the only friend I had
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Bowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down... and won
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And it was twelve o'clock before I realized
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That I was havin' no fun
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[Chorus]
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But fortunately I have the key to escape reality
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And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile
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It don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while
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Won't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone
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No I'm just tryin' to have me some fun
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Last time I checked my bankroll,
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It was gettin' thin
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Sometimes it seems like the bottom
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Is the only place I've been
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I Chased a rainbow down a one-way street dead end
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And all my friends turned out to be insurance salesmen
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[Chorus]
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Well, I sat down in my closet with all my overalls
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Tryin' to get away
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From all the ears inside my walls
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I dreamed the police heard
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Everything I thought... what then?
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Well I went to court
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And the judge's name was Hoffman
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Ah but fortunately I have the key to escape reality
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And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile
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It don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while
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Won't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone
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No I'm just tryin' to have me some fun
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Well done, hot dog bun, my sister's a nun
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