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Steve Earle and Willie Nelson - So You Wanna Be An Outlaw

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From Earle's 2017 album by the same name. I claim no rights to any of the images or music in this video. All rights remain with their respective owners.
Lyrics:

So you wanna be an outlaw
Buddy take it from me
This livin' on the highway
Ain't everything it's supposed to be
Everybody reckons that they wanna be free
Ain't nobody wants to be alone

Stumbling in the alley at a quarter to three
Hollerin' after Sally, "Honey, what you tryin' to do to me?"
Told me, "Go to hell, I'm goin' back to Tennessee"
I said, "Angel, you can never go home"

[Chorus 1:]
Never go home
Never go home
If you wanna be an outlaw
You can never go home

So you wanna be outlaw
Better listen up kid
Steal a million dollars and you have to keep it hid
Ain't no place to spend it in the desert if you did
And you can't take it with you when you go

Always something laying for you up around the bend
Everything that goes around comes back around again
You can't trust anybody, not a lover or a friend
Your moma, maybe, then you never know

[Chorus 2:]
Never do know (Never do know)
Never do know (No, you never do know)
If you wanna be an outlaw, then you never do know

[Instrumental bridge]

So you wanna be an outlaw
Son you better think twice
You better not pout and you better not cry
'Cause there won't nobody give a damn about you when you die
But the devil when he comes for his due

When you're standin' at the crossroads
Don't you try to flag a ride
Don't you fall down on your knees
Don't you do what's already been tried
Hate to tell you but the only the left side
Is to sing the devil out of the blues

[Chorus 3:]
Singing the blues
Keep on singing the blues
Sing the "So you say you wanna be an outlaw" blues

Hey Hey

Songwriter: Steve Earle
Music Producer: Richard Bennett
Video Producer: Eleanor Plant

ABOUT OUTLAW COUNTRY MUSIC
Outlaw country music isn't a genre, nor is it about outlaws, bank robbers, or even biker gangs. It's a name originally given to country music artists who broke away from the Nashville establishment because of how country music was being made. These artists wanted control of the process, from writing to arrangement, from personnel to production. It started with Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson in the 1970s, and some say the movement died-out in the 1980s. But it's alive and growing.

ABOUT STEVE EARLE
Earle was a disciple of Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark. He's been a leader in Outlaw Country music for over 30 years and has released nearly 30 albums. If you're unfamiliar with Earle, here is a short sampling of his music:

"Guitar Town"
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otTW0JczoGQ)
"Copperhead Road"
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhMO9azmKNU)
"Tom Ames Prayer"
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=793o8zRFVA8)
"Billy Austin"
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xad0Qyu__cE)
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