When I woke up this morning
Things were looking bad
Seemed like total silence

Was the only friend I had
A bowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down
And won

It was 12 o'clock before I realized
I was having no fun
But fortunately

I have the key
To escape reality


And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile
It don't cost very much
But it lasts a long while

Won't you please tell the man
I didn't kill anyone
I'm just trying to have me some fun


Last time I checked my bankroll
Well it was getting thin

Seemed like total bottom
Was the only place that I had been
I chased a rainbow down a one way street

It was a dead end
And all my friend turned out
To be insurance salesmen

But fortunately, I have the key
To escape reality


And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile
It don't cost very much
But it lasts a long while

Won't you please tell the man
I didn't kill anyone
I'm just trying to have me some fun


Sat down in my closet
You know with all my overalls

Trying to get away from all them ears
Inside my walls
I dreamed the police heard everything I thought

But then, I went to court
And the judge's name was Hoffman
But fortunately, I have the key

To escape reality

And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile

It don't cost very much
But it lasts a long while
Won't you please tell the man

I didn't kill anyone
I'm just trying to have me some fun