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Don't Wanna Be an Outlaw

from Road Songs by Nick Swan

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I was standin on a corner
Just lookin at my shoes
Tired of lookin for a woman
For to chase away my blues
When she walked up beside me
Sayin, "Honey how do you do?"
But I did not have an answer
Cause I didn't have a clue

I've been sick with ramblin fever
Gettin high until I fall
Never stopped to question either
What's the purpose of it all

So shoot me with a smile, babe
And put away your gun
I don't wanna count the bodies
From the battles we have won
Just kill me with your kindness
Don't leave me on the run
I don't wanna be an outlaw
I just wanna have some fun

So she smiled and ordered whiskey
A double just for two
And she handed me the glasses
Sayin, "this must be for you"
So we drank until the morning
And forgot what we should do
All alone in some motel room
Two strangers me and you

I've been walkin on a wire
Tryin hard not to fall
Gettin closer to the fire
When it burns, it burns us all

So shoot me with a smile, babe
And put away your gun
I don't wanna count the bodies
From the battles we have won
Just kill me with your kindness
Don't leave me on the run
I don't wanna be an outlaw
I just wanna have some fun

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from Road Songs, released July 2, 2021

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Nick Swan Knoxville, Tennessee

Tennessee Troubadour. Playing a mix of America's best roots music, from blues & folk to classic rock & 90s grunge.

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