Lyrics Illegal Smile - John Prine
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
1 Picture Show
2 Quit Hollerin' at Me
3 You Got Gold
4 Unwed Fathers
5 Space Monkey
6 The Late John Garfield Blues
7 Storm Windows
8 Jesus, The Missing Years
9 Humidity Built the Snowman
10 Illegal Smile
11 Daddy's Little Pumpkin
12 Lake Marie
13 If I Could
14 Stick a Needle In My Eye
15 You Mean So Much To Me
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