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Outlawed Dreams: A Tale of Survival and Defiance
Lyrics
We was broke and hungry on a summer day
We were in a financially difficult situation and hungry during a summer day.
They sent the sheriff down to try an' drive us away
The authorities, represented by the sheriff, tried to force us to leave our place.
We were sittin' ducks for the police man
We were easy targets for the police.
They found a dirty-faced kid in a garbage can (Uh ha)
A child with a dirty face was discovered in a garbage can.
And I'm alone, I'm on the highway
I am currently alone and traveling on the highway.
Wanted, dead or alive
There's a desire for me to be captured or killed.
Dead or alive
Reiteration of the desire for capture or death.
Broken down and dirty, dressed in rags
Physically worn out and dressed in tattered clothing.
Ah from the day my mama told me "Boy, you pack your bags"
Since my mother told me to leave, I've been in this state.
Ah send the mayor down in his pickup truck
The mayor arrived in his pickup truck to confront me.
The jury look at me, say "Outta luck" (Oo-ooh, yeah!)
The jury declared me unlucky or unfortunate.
And I'm alone, I'm on the highway
I am still alone and traveling on the highway.
Wanted, dead or alive
Reiteration of the desire for capture or death.
Dead or alive (Uh-aah!)
Again, expressing the desire for capture or death with enthusiasm.
Now, I'm broken down and dirty, dressed in rags
Physically worn out and dressed in tattered clothing.
Ah from the day my mama told me "Boy, you pack your bags"
Repetition of the situation since my mother told me to leave.
An' we were sittin' ducks for the police man
We were vulnerable to police actions.
They found a dirty-faced kid in a garbage can
Reiteration of the discovery of a child in a garbage can.
(Dirty yeah, yeah!)
Emphatic expression of the dirtiness of the situation.
Babe, I'm alone and, I'm on the highway
Expressing loneliness while still on the highway.
Wanted, dead or alive
Reiteration of the desire for capture or death.
Dead or alive (Ow-ow!)
Repeating the enthusiastic desire for capture or death.
Baby, let me run
An appeal or plea to be allowed to run.
(Oh-oh, oh-oh!)
Expressing a sense of urgency or heightened emotion.
I'm a spark on the horizon
Describing oneself as a spark on the horizon, possibly indicating a small but noticeable presence.
(Ow!)
A vocal expression, perhaps signifying intensity or emphasis.
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