The Outsider
Rodney Crowell
You don't have to be rich
I don't have to be drunk in a ditch
You don't have to be the top of your class
I don't have to have wavers of brass
You don't have to be cute
I don't have to look good in a suit
You don't have to have a dog in his race
I don't have to have an egg on my face
The outsider is watching your back
The outsider cut me some slack
The outsider just a little off keel
The outsider is something you feel
I don't have to be straight
You don't have to be something I hate
I don't have to be white as a ghost
You don't have to be dumb as a post
I don't have to be hip
You don't have to start losin' your grip
I don't have to be right if you're wrong
You don't have to be weak if I'm strong
The outsider like a coat when you're cold
The outsider like a friend when you're old
The outsider a little devil may care
The outsider it's just something that's there
You don't wanna be a saint
I don't wanna be something I ain't
First you get a little long in the tooth
Next you're tryin' to find a fountain of youth
It's a pain in the butt
But that's the trouble when you're stuck in a rut
We don't have to find a permanent bliss
But we've got to do better than this
The outsider like a stone you don't throw
The outsider like a bomb you don't blow
The outsider like a mountain don't move
The outsider you've got nothin' to prove
Share
More from Rodney Crowell
Come On Funny Feelin'
Rodney Crowell
Still Learning How to Fly
Rodney Crowell
Brand New Rag
Rodney Crowell
Crazy Baby
Rodney Crowell
The Last Waltz
Rodney Crowell
Oh King Richard
Rodney Crowell
If Looks Could Kill
Rodney Crowell
Queen of Hearts
Rodney Crowell
Heartbroke
Rodney Crowell
Stars on the Water
Rodney Crowell
Shame on the Moon
Rodney Crowell
Old Pipeliner
Rodney Crowell
Life Is Messy
Rodney Crowell
Last Waltz
Rodney Crowell
Say You Love Me
Rodney Crowell
Candy Man
Rodney Crowell
Please Remember Me
Rodney Crowell
Thinking About Leaving
Rodney Crowell
The Ladder of Love
Rodney Crowell
Just Say Yes
Rodney Crowell