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Illegal smile

Album: John Prine - John Prine Durasi: 3:21
[00:06.39]When I woke up this morning, things were lookin' bad
[00:12.34]Seem like total silence was the only friend I had
[00:18.53]Bowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down and won
[00:23.77]And it was twelve o'clock before I realized
[00:26.42]That I was havin', no fun
[00:29.84]Ah, but fortunately I have the key to escape reality
[00:36.04]And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile
[00:42.53]It don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while
[00:47.89]Won't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone
[00:53.50]No I'm just tryin' to have me some fun
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[01:07.70]Last time I checked my bankroll, it was gettin' thin
[01:13.66]Sometimes it seems like the bottom
[01:16.57]Is the only place I've been
[01:20.24]Chased a rainbow down a one-way street, dead end
[01:25.94]And all my friends turned out to be insurance salesmen
[01:31.65]Ah, but fortunately I have the key to escape reality
[01:38.02]And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile
[01:44.58]It don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while
[01:49.58]Won't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone
[01:55.50]No I'm just tryin' to have me some fun
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[02:09.85]Well, I sat down in my closet with all my overalls
[02:15.90]Tryin' to get away from all the ears inside my walls
[02:22.27]I dreamed the police heard
[02:23.86]Everything I thought, what then?
[02:27.78]Well I went to court and the judge's name was Hoffman
[02:33.67]Ah, but fortunately I have the key to escape reality
[02:40.03]And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile
[02:46.51]It don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while
[02:51.43]Won't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone
[02:57.00]No I'm just tryin' to have me some fun
[03:01.82]Well done, hot dog bun, my sister's a nun
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