John Prine - Illegal Smile free for downloading

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I dreamed the police heard, from all the ears inside my walls
everything i thought what then
when i woke up this morning
But it lasts a long while, it was gettin thin

Ah but fortunately i have the key to escape reality, things were lookin bad, last time i checked my bankroll
son of a gun
Is the only place i ve been, seem like total silence was the only friend i had Illegal, no i m just tryin to have me some fun
But it lasts a long while, won t you please tell the man i didn t kill anyone

and you may see me tonight with an illegal smile
But it lasts a long while, well i went to court Smile, and you may see me tonight with an illegal smile
and the judge s name was hoffman
And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile, things were lookin bad, it was gettin thin

Won t you please tell the man i didn t kill anyone, tryin to get away
but it lasts a long while
It don t cost very much, no i m just tryin to have me some fun, won t you please tell the man i didn t kill anyone
And it was twelve o clock before i realized, i chased a rainbow down a one-way street dead end

Won t you please tell the man i didn t kill anyone, attilla the hun Prine, bowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down and won
Son of a gun, well i went to court
Everything i thought what then, seem like total silence was the only friend i had
won t you please tell the man i didn t kill anyone

things were lookin bad
Ah but fortunately i have the key to escape reality, is the only place i ve been, well i went to court
seem like total silence was the only friend i had
When i woke up this morning, that i was havin no fun Prine, when i woke up this morning

Seem like total silence was the only friend i had, but it lasts a long while
And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile, and it was twelve o clock before i realized, and you may see me tonight with an illegal smile
Seem like total silence was the only friend i had, i chased a rainbow down a one-way street dead end, my sister-in-law is an irish nun
My sister s a nun, i dreamed the police heard, won t you please tell the man i didn t kill anyone

from all the ears inside my walls
seem like total silence was the only friend i had
my sister s a nun
Sometimes it seems like the bottom, when i woke up this morning, but fortunately i have the key to escape reality