The song Illegal Smile is performed by John Prine in the album named Great Days: The John Prine Anthology in the year 1993 .
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
John Prine - Great Days: The John Prine Anthology
Great Days: The John Prine Anthology
- Illegal Smile
- Spanish Pipedream
- Hello in There
- Sam Stone
- Paradise
- Donald and Lydia
- Late John Garfield Blues
- Yes I Guess They Oughta Name a Drink After You
- Great Compromise
- Sweet Revenge
- Please Don't Bury Me
- Christmas in Prison
- Dear Abby [Live]
- Blue Umbrella
- Common Sense
- Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard
- Saddle in the Rain
- He Was in Heaven Before He Died
- Fish and Whistle
- That's the Way That the World Goes 'Round
- Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow)
- Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone
- Automobile
- Killing the Blues
- Down by the Side of the Road
- Living in the Future
- It's Happening to You
- Storm Windows
- One Red Rose
- Souvenirs
- Aimless Love
- Oldest Baby in the World
- People Puttin' People Down
- Unwed Fathers
- Angel from Montgomery [Live]
- Linda Goes to Mars
- Bad Boy
- Speed of the Sound of Loneliness [Live]
- It's a Big Old Goofy World [Live]
- Sins of Memphisto
- All the Best