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Illegal Smile Lyrics



When I woke up this morning, things were lookin' bad
Seem like total silence was the only friend I had
Bowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down and won
And it was twelve o'clock before I realized
That I was havin', no fun

Ah, but fortunately I have the key to escape reality
And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile
It don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while
Won't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone
No I'm just tryin' to have me some fun

Last time I checked my bankroll, it was gettin' thin
Sometimes it seems like the bottom
Is the only place I've been
Chased a rainbow down a one-way street, dead end
And all my friends turned out to be insurance salesmen

Ah, but fortunately I have the key to escape reality
And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile
It don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while
Won't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone
No I'm just tryin' to have me some fun

Well, I sat down in my closet with all my overalls
Tryin' to get away from all the ears inside my walls
I dreamed the police heard
Everything I thought, what then?
Well I went to court and the judge's name was Hoffman

Ah, but fortunately I have the key to escape reality
And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile
It don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while
Won't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone
No I'm just tryin' to have me some fun
Well done, hot dog bun, my sister's a nun



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John Prine - Great Days: The John Prine Anthology

  1. Illegal Smile
  2. Spanish Pipedream
  3. Hello in There
  4. Sam Stone
  5. Paradise
  6. Donald and Lydia
  7. Late John Garfield Blues
  8. Yes I Guess They Oughta Name a Drink After You
  9. Great Compromise
  10. Sweet Revenge
  11. Please Don't Bury Me
  12. Christmas in Prison
  13. Dear Abby [Live]
  14. Blue Umbrella
  15. Common Sense
  16. Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard
  17. Saddle in the Rain
  18. He Was in Heaven Before He Died
  19. Fish and Whistle
  20. That's the Way That the World Goes 'Round
  21. Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow)
  22. Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone
  23. Automobile
  24. Killing the Blues
  25. Down by the Side of the Road
  26. Living in the Future
  27. It's Happening to You
  28. Storm Windows
  29. One Red Rose
  30. Souvenirs
  31. Aimless Love
  32. Oldest Baby in the World
  33. People Puttin' People Down
  34. Unwed Fathers
  35. Angel from Montgomery [Live]
  36. Linda Goes to Mars
  37. Bad Boy
  38. Speed of the Sound of Loneliness [Live]
  39. It's a Big Old Goofy World [Live]
  40. Sins of Memphisto
  41. All the Best