G              D        C                   G 
When I woke up this morning, things were lookin' bad 
C                G              D    C        G 
Seems like total silence is the only friend I have 
D                 C                 G       C   G 
A bowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down... and won 
           D                       C                   G      C  G 
And it was twelve o'clock before I realized that I was havin' no fun 
        D           C                 G      C    G 
Ah, but fortunately I have the key to escape reality 
 
            C                      G 
And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile 
         D                      G 
It don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while 
          C                            G 
Won't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone 
       D              C            G 
No I'm just tryin' to have me some fun  
 
 
Last time I checked my bankroll, well it was gettin' thin 
Sometimes it seems like the bottom is the only place I've been 
Chased a rainbow down a one-way street... dead end 
And all my friends turned out to be insurance salesmen 
 
Chorus 
 
I sat down in my closet with all my overalls 
Just tryin' to get away from all the years inside these walls 
Dreamed the police heard everything I thought... what then? 
Well I went to court and the judge's name was Hoffman 
 
Chorus