Outlaw Is Just a State of Mind

Lynn Anderson · Encore [Columbia] [1981]

(David Wolfert - Sue Sheridan)



(Runnin' in the night lookin' for a lover

Keepin' outta sight keepin' undercover.)



You come to me from someone else well darlin' that's alright

I've watched you from a distance for some time

But you keep lookin' over your shoulder like a bandit in the night

You say you feel like an outlaw well that's just a state of mind.



It's just a state of mind we're all on the run sometimes

Lookin' for a hideout nobody can find

When you're in that state between love and hate standin' on the borderline

Remember bein' an outlaw is just a state of mind.



And if you want to steal my love well darlin' that's alright

You know I'd give it to you anyway

And if I try to take your heart and keep it next to mine

Well, maybe I'm standin' on the edge with you but I'm guilty of no crime.



It's just a state of mind we're all on the run sometimes

Lookin' for a hideout nobody can find

When you're in that state between love and hate standin' on the borderline

Remember bein' an outlaw is just a state of mind.



Runnin' in the night lookin' for a lover

Keepin' outta sight stayin' undercover

Runnin' in the night lookin' for a lover

Keepin' outta sight stayin' undercover.



Just a state of mind we're all on the run sometimes

Lookin' for a hideout nobody can find

When you're in that state between love and hate standin' on the borderline

Remember bein' an outlaw is just a state of mind.



It's just a state of mind...