You Couldnt Get Arrested

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[Verse 1]
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Were you nineteen or twenty one?
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A crazy outlaw living on the run
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Your cowboy life we know ’s a lie
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You couldn’t get arrested if you tried

[Verse 2]
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You were raised a rich boy now you live in your car
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You give your money to dealers or spend it all in bars
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Your criminal ways who can deny?
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You couldn’t get arrested if you tried

[Verse 3]
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You’re an art collector and a Russian spy
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You run over animals never bat an eye
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Your gambling days have all come up dry
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You couldn’t get arrested if you tried

[Organ solo]
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[Verse 4]
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Your manner with women has always been cruel
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You’re the Clown Prince of London a Yankee fool
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Your lover days have all run dry
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You couldn’t get arrested if you tried

[Verse 5]
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You’re on a run now how long can it last?
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Someone with your reputation such a sordid past
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 “It is such a hard life”, don’t make me cry!
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You couldn’t get arrested if you tried

[Guitar solo]
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[Verse 6]
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I’m sure you’ll blame others for where you’re at
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But hell you’ve been lucky, more lives than a cat
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Your brilliant life has come up shy
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You couldn’t get arrested if you tried
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You couldn’t get arrested if you tried
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You couldn’t get arrested if you tried