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Well it's been ten years and a thousand tears |
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And look at the mess I'm in- |
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A broken nose and a broken heart, |
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An empty bottle of gin |
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Well I sit and I pray |
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In my broken down Chevrolet- |
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Well, I'm singin' to myself |
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There's got to be another way |
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Take away, take away |
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Take away this ball and chain |
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I'm lonely and I'm tired |
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And I can't take any more pain |
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Take away, take away |
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Never to return again |
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Take away, take away |
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Take away this ball and chain |
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Well I've searched and I've searched |
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To find the perfect life- |
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A brand new car and a brand new suit |
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I even got me a little wife- |
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But wherever I have gone |
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I was sure to find myself there- |
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You can run all your life |
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But not go anywhere |
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Well I'll pass the bar on the way |
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To my dingy hotel room- |
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I spent all my money |
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I've been drinkin' since a-half past noon- |
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I'll wake there in the mornin' |
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Or maybe in the county jail- |
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Times are hard getting harder |
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I'm born to lose and destined to fail- |
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