Everything Is Outlawed

from Welcome to the Rockhouse by Josh Allen and the Whisky Brothers

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Well I ran into a mishap
I can't remember when
I was stuck inside the hunger
From September till the end
Even the road was a stranger
The wheels all forgot how to roll
I was not even close to the station
I was sleepin' inside of a hole
But when everything is outlawed
I'll still know where to go

I was lyin' around in a backwards town
Findin' shadows inside the walls
I was talkin' out loud to a desperate crowd
Filled with photographs and dolls
I tossed all my cards to the thunder
I broke all the strings with my ax
I left a few people to wonder
Sayin' I'd be comin' right back
But when everything is outlawed
I'll still know where to go

I had barely enough not to call my own bluff
And I hardly even managed that
So once again I put down my pen
I left without my hat
The last thing someone told me
Right before I stumbled out
He said, "Who ain't free if they try to be?"
His voice was filled with doubt
But when everything is outlawed
I'll still know where to go

As before I shot out the door
All loaded up with bags
The mess behind was out of my mind
All leftovers and rags
You see I ran into a mishap
But I can't remember when
I was stuck inside the hunger
From September till the end
And everything is outlawed
And I still know where to go

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from Welcome to the Rockhouse, released March 15, 2008

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