When I woke up this mornin.. things were lookin bad...

....
Seem like total silence was the only friend I had
Bowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down... and won
And it was twelve o'clock before I realized
That I was havin' .. 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
No I'm just tryin' to have me some fun

Last time I checked my bankroll,
It was gettin' thin
Sometimes it seems like the bottom
Is the only place I've been
I Chased a rainbow down a one-way street... dead end
And all my friends 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
No I'm just tryin' to have me some fun

Well, I sat down in my closet with all my overalls
Tryin' to get away
From all the ears inside my walls
I dreamed the police heard
Everything I thought... what then?
Well I went to court
And the judge's name was Hoffman

Ah 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
No I'm just tryin' to have me some fun
Well done, hot dog bun, my sister's a nun

 

wow man that last line was deep.

 

That's a great song

 

Part of the chorus to that song used to be my signature. Ohh, Mr. Williams, you're a genius. And the voice trumpet at the end? Amazing.

If you haven't heard of them, you should also check out Ekoostik Hookah. I know a lot of people have heard of them, but I've been surprised by how many haven't. And Yonder Mountain String Band... "Two hits and the joint turned brown."

Nothin' like hardcore stoner bluegrass.

 

Keller does a great version of illegal smile. But don't forget to credit John Prine with penning the lyrics. YMSB is great, but tons of better songs than "two hits"

 

yea.. keller does a great job of this song... and yea.. there are waaaay better songs than "two hits" by Yonder.. even though it is a great cover....

 

great song and all i agree. but for the time i can remeber all i have listened to is grateful dead. i just cant get away lol. it helps i have a huge collection

 

Two Hits is my favourite song by Yonder Mountain. There's a reason behind it, though. Definitely my favourite.

 

every has and is entitled to their favorite song. But if you haven't listened to anything besides their say top 15 most downloaded songs, you really ought to download a few of their shows and listen to some stuff that not everyone has in the YMSB part of their Ipod.