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[Verse 1]
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So you wannabe an outlaw, buddy, take it from me
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This livin' on the highway ain't everything it's supposed to be
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Everybody reckons that they wanna be free
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Ain't nobody wants to be alone
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Stumblin' in the alley at a quarter to three
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Hollerin' for Sally, "Honey, whatcha tryin' to do to me"
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Told me "Go to hell, I'm goin' back to Tennessee"
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I said, "Angel, you can never go home"


[Chorus]
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Never go home
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Never go home
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If you wannabe an outlaw, you can never go home


[Verse 2]
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So you wannabe an outlaw, better listen up, kid
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Steal a million dollars then you have to keep it hid
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Ain't no place to spend it in the desert if you did
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And you can't take it with you when you go
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Always something laying for you up around the bend
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Everything that goes around comes back around again
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You can't trust anybody, not a lover or a friend
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Your momma, maybe, then you never know


[Chorus]
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Never do know (Never do know)
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Never do know (Well you never do know)
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If you wanna be an outlaw, then you never do know


[Bridge]
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[Verse 3]
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So you wannabe an outlaw, son, you better think twice
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You better not pout and you better not cry
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'Cause there won't nobody give a damn about you when you die
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But the devil when he comes for his due
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When you're standin' at the crossroads, don't you try to flag a ride
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Don't you fall down on your knees, don't you do what's already been tried
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Hate to tell you but the only upside
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Is you'll sing the devil out of the blues


[Chorus]
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Singing the blues
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Keep on singing the blues
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Sing the "So you say you wannabe an outlaw blues"


[Outro]
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  Hey, hey
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