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Boiled peanuts anytime, painted on a plywood sign |
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Pull to the shoulder and buy a sack |
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An old man with a dirty face swears they're the best you'll taste |
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Grows 'em fresh in that red dirt field out back, |
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yeah, that's a fact |
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Grace is a mechanic's wife and their toe-head boys are her whole life |
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Sews patches on blue jeans night and day |
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Never does much for herself, doesn't dream of fame or wealth |
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Just a ballpark bleacher and a place to pray |
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Some are called to preach the gospel, string fence in Colorado |
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Some are born to raise a family |
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Swing a hammer at a nail, haul bricks or carry mail |
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Go to college, Duke or Yale, but me |
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I got songs for sale |
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There's not a lot of tread on my tires, In some spots you can see the wires |
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Just hope they make it to the next town so I can sing |
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I'm still learning lots of lessons, I'm still calling it a profession |
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Travelin' 'round strummin' these guitar strings |
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Some are good at mending bones, fixing drinks and telephones |
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Some are born to wear pin stripes on their sleeves |
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Swing a hammer at a nail, haul bricks or carry mail |
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Go to college, Duke or Yale, but me |
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I got songs for sale |
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I see it in a lot of places |
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I read it in a lot of faces |
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Some are called to preach the gospel, string fence in Colorado |
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Some are born to raise a family |
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Swing a hammer at a nail, haul bricks or carry mail |
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Go to college, Duke or Yale, and me |
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Yeah me, I got songs for sale |
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Yeah, I got songs for sale |
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