Bonnie and Clyde

from Love Songs of Outlaws by John Allen James

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I'm living on the edge
Where I get lit up like I'm kindling
But I'm moving toward the middle
I don't like to burn this way

I'm revving in the red
Like in a race to outrun a missile
But I'm breathing so little
And I'd like to last one more day

I get crunched
When they punch the numbers
Get ground down 
Beneath their machine

Had no plans
To become an outlaw 
But it was that
Or die in defeat

Lost in a scream

Would you run if I had to run
Would you hide if I had to hide
Would you be my Bonnie, baby
If this fight made me a Clyde

Bonnie and Clyde 
That's how we would ride

I'm living on the edge
Draining dollars down to nickels
But I'm dreaming of the middle
Where I might get to sleep someday

I'm running in the red
My money's wrapped up in some riddle 
My story's a side note scribble
And I don't like to burn this way

I get punched 
When they crunch the numbers
Beaten down
By their big bad machine

Had no plans
To become an outlaw 
But it was that
Or die in defeat

Lost in a scream

Would you run if I had to run
Would you hide if I had to hide
Would you be my Bonnie, baby
If this life made me a Clyde

Bonnie and Clyde 
That's how we would ride

(Solo)

Would you run if I had to run
Would you hide if I had to hide
Would you be my Bonnie, baby
If this fight made me a Clyde

Bonnie and Clyde 
Bonnie and Clyde
That's how we would ride

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from Love Songs of Outlaws, released January 24, 2023
John Allen James: Vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass, drum programming

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John Allen James Tampa, Florida

Journalist of star treks, reporter of love songs, and writer of daydreams. I rip myself open, write the devils down, stand in front of strangers and set my soul to sound.

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