Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out of Hand
Outlaw Reflections: When Music Met the Long Arm of the Law
Lyrics
I'm for law and order, the way that it should be.
Expressing support for law and order as it should be upheld.
This song's about the night they spent protecting you from me.
Referencing a night where authorities were involved to prevent potential harm caused by the singer.
Someone called us outlaws in some ol' magazine
Being labeled as outlaws in a publication.
New York sent a posse down like I ain't never seen.
Authorities from New York came in force to apprehend the singer.
Don't you think this outlaw bit has done got out of hand?
Questioning the escalation and uncontrollable nature of the outlaw persona.
What started out to be a joke, the law don't understand.
Highlighting that what began as something not serious has become misunderstood by law enforcement.
Was it singing through my nose that got me busted by the man?
Wondering if a distinctive singing style led to being caught by the authorities.
Maybe this here outlaw bit has done got out of hand.
Suggesting that the outlaw image has grown beyond the singer's control.
We were wrapped up in our music, that's why we never saw,
Being engrossed in music, the singer and company were unaware of the authorities' arrival.
The cars pull up, the boys get out and the room fill up with law.
Police arrived, causing the room to fill up with law enforcement.
They came pounding through the back door in the middle of the song.
Police entered abruptly while the music was playing.
They got me for possession of something that was gone, long gone.
Charged with possession of something that had already been gone for a while.
Don't you think this outlaw bit has done got out of hand?
Reiterating the idea that the outlaw persona has spiraled out of control.
What started out to be a joke, the law don't understand.
Stressing the misunderstanding between the law and the initial intentions.
Was it singing through my nose that got me busted by the man?
Wondering if the distinct singing style contributed to being caught.
Maybe this here outlaw bit has done got out of hand.
Reinforcing the notion that the outlaw image has become unmanageable.
Don't you think this outlaw bit has done got out of hand, out of hand?
Repeating the concern that the outlaw persona has become unmanageable and problematic.
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