It's Hard to Wave in Handcuffs
(Paul Westerberg)
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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Sweat poured down his brow
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When the temperature is below zero
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First guy he tries to rob
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Turns out to be a hero
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He ran and he hid
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When the guy said, just forget it kid
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If it's a hood they want, It's a hood they'll get
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This time he's ready, and set
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Guzzled half a Colt
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That was sitting on a dryer
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In an old laundromat
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What do you think about it
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When he was through he put the bottle in a jacket
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With six more from the rack
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Stumbled into the alley for some fun and
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Some money And some crackerjack
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[Chorus 1]
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Wipe that goddamn smile off face
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I'll blow a hole your wife can't mend
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Stuck my gun into his ribs
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I'm glad I left the bullets where I did
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Just don't say nothing
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Don't say nothing
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[Verse 2]
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Walked down the street
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Snow is falling down
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Twenty bucks he took, Left one buck
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'Tip a bum, It's good luck
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Bruce Springsteen
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Getting his hair curled
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Otis Redding
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Hanging out the clothes
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[Chorus 2]
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Wipe that goddamn smile old friend
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I'll blow a hole your wife can't mend
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I'll shoot your head and rip that chest
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You can move in it, just be my guest
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Wipe that motherfucker off that
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I own that Cadillac
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God what did I do
[Ending]
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A girl I haven't seen in years
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Waved to me, I held my tears
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She thought my shirt it must have been stuffed
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It's hard to wave in handcuffs