Illegal Smile
John Prine
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When CI woke up this Gmornin', Fthings were lookin' Cbad
Fseemed like total Csilence was the Gonly frieFnd I Chad
Ga bowl of oatmeal Ftried to stare me Cdown Fand Cwon
and it was Gtwelve o'clock before I Frealized that I was Chavin' Fno Cfun
Ah, but Gfortunately I Chave the key to escFape GrealitCy
and you may Fsee me tonight with an Cillegal smile
it don't Gcost very much, but it Clasts a long while
won't you Fplease tell the man I didn't Ckill anyone
no I was Gjust tryin' to Fhave me some CfunFCFCF
C C C C
last Ctime I checked my Gbankroll, Fwell it was gettin' Cthin
someFtimes it seems like the Cbottom is the Gonly Fplace I've Cbeen
Gchased a rainbow Fdown a one-way Cstreet Fdead Cend
and Gall my friends turned Fout to be Cinsurance FsalesCmen
Ah, but Gfortunately I Chave the key to escFape GrealiCty
and you may Fsee me tonight with an Cillegal smile
it don't Gcost very much, but it Clasts a long while
won't you Fplease tell the man I didn't Ckill anyone
no I was Gjust tryin' to Fhave me some CfunFCFCF
C C C C
Well, I Csat down in my Gcloset Fwith all my overCalls
just Ftryin' to get Caway from all the Gears Finside the Cwalls
Gdreamed the police Fheard everything I Cthought Fwhat Cthen?
well I Gwent to court and the Fjudge's name Cwas FHoffCman
Ah, but Gfortunately I Chave the key to escFape GrealiCty
and you may Fsee me tonight with an Cillegal smile
it don't Gcost very much, but it Clasts a long while
won't you Fplease tell the man I didn't Ckill anyone
no I was Gjust tryin' to Fhave me some Cfun (Fwell Cdone, Fhot-dog Cbun, Fmy sister's a Cnun)