John Prine - Illegal Smile (Ode to a Reefer) текст песни

when i woke up this morning
things were looking bad
it seemed like total silence
was the only friend i had
a bowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down
and won
and it was twelve o'clock before i realized i was having
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 trying to have me some fun

last time i checked my bankroll
it was getting thin
sometimes it seems like the bottom
is the only place i've been
i chased a rainbow down a one-way street
dead end
and all my friends turned out to be insurance
salesmen

ah, but fortunately....

well, i sat down in my closet
with all my overalls
trying 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 trying to have me some fun
well done
son of a gun
hot dog bun
Atilla the Hun
my sister-in-law is an irish nun