Two bad guys and one bad girl flee the scene of their robberies. Sexual ambiguity rears it's head and mayhem ensues. Bob Kelly Studio Recording
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Everything about this song idea and it's demo makes me laugh: my guitar track, the characters in the story, the bad grammar...all fun for me.
Bob Kelly Studio Recording
Lyrics
OUTLAW LOVE
ME AND OLD FRANK AND A GAL NAMED SUE
ROBBED US A BANK AND A STAGECOACH TOO
WE STAYED TOGETHER WHILE WE RAN FROM THE LAW
THEN WE LIVED IN A CAVE DOWN IN ARKANSAS
I KINDA TOOK ME A LIKING TO SUE
SHE’S PURTY IN A UGLY SORTA WAY
BUT SHE’S GOT HER EYE ON FRANK
SO I THOUGHT I’D SHOOT HIM ONE OF THESE DAYS
BESIDES OLD FRANK KEPT LOOKING AT ME LIKE HE’D LIKE TO KISS ME ON THE JAW
OUTLAW LOVE IS THE DANGDEST THANG I BELIEVE I EVER HAVE SAW
WHEN WE RAN FROM MISSOURI AND HEADED ON SOUTH
I NEVER LIKED THE WAY FRANK STARED AT MY MOUTH
SO I REMINDED FRANK THAT WE HAD A LONG RIDE
AND I DIDN’T WANT HIM RIDIN’ CLOSE BY MY SIDE
SO WE RODE SINGLE FILE WITH FRANK UP FRONT
AND SUE IN THE MIDDLE OF COURSE
AND FROM BEHIND I TRIED TO FIGGER WHICH WAS BIGGER
SUE’S REAR END OR THE HORSE
IT’S HARDER TO RUN FROM OUTLAW LOVE THAN IT IS TO RUN FROM THE LAW
OUTLAW LOVE IS THE DANGDEST THANG I BELIEVE I EVER HAVE SAW
I TRIED MY FAST DRAW TO ENTERTAIN SUE
BUT I SHOT MYSELF IN THE FOOT
THEN SUE STARTED NURSING ME BACK TO HEALTH
AND GUESS MY CHARM FINALLY TOOK
CAUSE SHE SAID SHE WAS FALLING FOR ME
BUT THEN I TOOK A CLOSE LOOK
AND HER TEETH WERE BROWN AND HER BREATH WAS SOUR
AND FRANK STARTED LOOKIN’ BETTER BY THE HOUR
SO I THOUGHT I’D JUST AS SOON TURN MYSELF IN
CAUSE FRANK WAS LOOKIN’ AT MY MOUTH AGAIN
AND SUE TRIED TO SCRATCH ME WHERE I DIDN’T ITCH
AND I STOPPED CARING IF I WAS POOR OR RICH
SO I LEFT THEM THE GOLD AND RAN FOR THE LAW
BUT I COULDN’T FIND A SHERIFF IN ALL OF ARKANSAS
SO I DIDN’T GET CAUGHT AND I CAN’T GET ARRESTED
BUT I’M STILL ON THE RUN AND I’VE SURE BEEN TESTED
CAUSE EVERY NIGHT I HAVE THIS AWFUL DREAM
AND I CAN’T BELIEVE HOW REAL IT SEEMS
I’D RATHER BE IN JAIL OR IN MY GRAVE
THAN TO DREAM ABOUT SUE AND FRANK IN AN ARKANSAS CAVE
IT’S HARDER TO RUN FROM OUTLAW LOVE THAN IT IS TO RUN FROM THE LAW
OUTLAW LOVE IS THE DANGDEST THANG I BELIEVE I EVER HAVE SAW
THAT DANGED FRANK-WE WAS S’POSED TO BE BAD GUYS- TOUGH AS A DANGED BOOT-DESPERADOS-DANG
