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I was just a young man |
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Working steady in a good time band |
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Pickin' every single little lick i could |
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Just to please the man |
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Harlan sang the lead for half |
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And we split up the rest |
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Hangin' on through the heavy times |
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And hopin' for the best |
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And i can't recall the names of all |
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Them places that we played in |
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All them squirrely party girls |
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And pills we used to pop |
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Hardly ever sleepin' in |
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Those cheap motels we stayed in |
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Hopin' we could take it 'til we'd make it to the top |
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Chorus: |
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And them nights, get a little bit brighter |
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And them bars just a little bit better |
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And the sweet, just a little bit sweeter |
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But them blues, well it's still the same old song |
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Now we're stars and shining on |
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Them prime time t.v. shows |
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Every stranger knows our name |
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And every little where we go |
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Findin' out the bottom ain't so different |
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From the top |
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Just a few more friends that you'll be losin' |
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When you drop |
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And i've left some of my soul on |
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Every sweaty sheet that i could sleep on |
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Gettin' just as close to any body as i could |
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I don't regret a single bed i've laid my body down on |
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Ever since the first i had |
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The worst i had was good |
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Chorus: |
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And them nights, get a little bit brighter |
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And them bars just a little bit better |
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And the sweet, just a little bit sweeter |
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But them blues, well it's still the same old song |
