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Where were you when the sawmill burned
I was out fighting with my grandpa’s gun
They can follow me as best they can
But I can run quicker when there is no sun

Shine on, shine on
Shine on, shine on

Yeah, the government of this state
Ain’t the only way that the sheriff gets paid
You can try to hide who you are
But they’ll see straight through your charade

Shine on, shine on
Shine on, shine on

Where do the hound dogs eat when the people are frail
Where does the smoke from your lungs go once you exhale
What do the cockroaches do with no one around
They live like the moonshiners, half underground

Yes it was me that burned it down
To confound everyone and make it well known
That after thirty-three years of this
I’ve got a government of my own

Shine on, shine on
Shine on, shine on

Where do the hound dogs eat when the people are frail
Where does the smoke from your lungs go once you exhale
What do the cockroaches do with no one around
They live like the moonshiners, half underground

c. 2014 Goodnight, Texas - Seriously Serious Songs (ASCAP) / Porch Couch Songs (ASCAP)

Appears on the 2014 album “Uncle John Farquhar”
Recorded by Goodnight, Texas
Mixed by Scott McDowell
Mastered by Jonathan Kirchner