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Artist: Warren Haynes
Canonical path: /warren-haynes/tattoos-and-cigarettes
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Tattoos and Cigarettes
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Tattoos and Cigarettes
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Tattoos and cigarettes
A savior never stands out in a crowd
Beaten up with past regrets
He stand out on the corner talking loud
He says "if I find my luck's turned to sevens
I'd have a family vault full of four leaf clover"
There's one way to get to heaven
You gotta make 'em pay without rolling over
Well I could've been an astronaut
Could've been a movie star
Could've been anything I wanted to be
Could have learned to laugh a lot
Could've learned to call the shots
Could've been anything but something like me
Got a brand new alphabet
Several letters from a name I used to own
And the sunshine here
Always puts me to the test
But in the darkness I can slip away alone
In the neighborhood where I used to play
The girl next door now she's all grown up
And the people 'round here
Lord they just won't let me have my say
They say "scapegoat on the flipside of luck"
Well I could've been an astronaut
Could've been a movie star
Could've been anything I wanted to be
Could have learned to laugh a lot
Could've learned to call the shots
Could've been anything but something like me
Rusty scenes seem to fade away
And sometimes I can't remember what I saw
From an acrobat to the president
I was a hero but I never got that call
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Well I could've been an astronaut
Could've been a movie star
Could've been anything I wanted to be
Could have learned to laugh a lot
Could've learned to call the shots
Could've been anything but something like me
Tattoos and cigarettes
A savior never stands out in a crowd
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