Brian Burns - "Angels and Outlaws"

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ANGELS AND OUTLAWS
BRIAN BURN

INTRO: C Am (4x)

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GOD DRIVES A '69 CHEVY IMPALA
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WITH STAINED GLASS WINDOWS AND HYPER-STROBE HEADLIGHTS
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YOU CAN HEAR HIS ENGINE WHINE AT THE ENDÉOF THE RADIO DIAL.
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SATURDAY NIGHT IN PIEDRAS NEGRAS,
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NOTHING TO DO HERE BUT DRINK CHEAP TEQUILA
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AND WONDER WHETHER LIFE IS A TREASUREÉÉÉÉÉOR A TRIAL.

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SOMEDAY WE'LL MEET ON THE EDGE OF THAT RIVER,
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AND WE'LL FLY AWAY TO SOME FAR, DISTANT LAND,
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WHERE ANGELS AND OUTLAWS CAN WALKÉ. HAND IN HAND.

I THINK OF HER AS AN ANGEL ABOVE ME,
I COUNT THE TIMES SHE HAS TOLD ME SHE LOVES ME.
BUT NOW I AM BOUND ÉÉTO LIVE OUT MY DAYS ON THE RUN.
SOMETIMES SALVATION IS LOST TO SURVIVAL
I LIVE BY THE PISTOL, SHE LIVES BY THE BIBLE.
BUT WE'LL MEET AGAIN OVER THEREÉ. WHEN OUR WORK HERE IS DONE.

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SOME OF MY FRIENDS, THEY HAVE TAKEN THE HIGH ROAD,
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BUT I HAD TO SEE THE THIRD WORLD FIRST-HAND.
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LIFE IS A MIXTURE OF SHUFFLES AND TANGOS
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AND RHYTHMS AND REASONS I DON'T UNDERSTAND
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I'M A STRANGER IN A STRANGE LIGHT.
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GOD, HOW I MISS HER TONIGHT.

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GOD PLAYS A '59 BLACK STRATOCASTER
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WITH VIBROLUX REVERB AND BIG BANG PRECISION
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YOU CAN HEAR HIS HOLY MUSIC TONIGHT ON THE BACK STREETS OF MAN.

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