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Hollis brown he lived, on the outside of town |
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Hollis brown he lived, on the outside of town |
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With his wife and five children |
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In his cabin broken down |
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He looked for work and money, and he walked a ragged mile |
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He looked for work and money, and he walked a ragged mile |
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Your children are so hungry |
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That they don't know how to smile |
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Your baby's eyes look crazy and they're tuggin' at your sleeve |
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Your baby's eyes look crazy and they're tuggin' at your sleeve |
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You walk the floor and you wonder why |
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With every breath you breathe |
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The rats have got your flour, bad blood it got your mare |
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The rats have got your flour, bad blood it got your mare |
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Is there anyone that knows |
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Is there anyone that cares |
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You prayed to the lord above to please send you a friend |
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You prayed to the lord above to please send you a friend |
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Your empty pockets tell you |
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That you ain't got no friend |
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Your baby's a cryin' louder now it's poundin' on your brain |
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Your baby's a cryin' louder now it's poundin' on your brain |
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Your wife's screams are a stabbin' you |
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Like dirty, drivin' rain |
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Your grass is turnin' black and there's no water in your well |
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Your grass is turnin' black and there's no water in your well |
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You spent your last lone dollar |
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On them seven shotgun shells |
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Way out in the wilderness a cold coyote calls |
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Way out in the wilderness a cold coyote calls |
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Your eyes fix on the shotgun |
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That's hangin' on the wall |
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Your brain it is a bleedin' and your legs can't seem to stand |
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Your brain it is a bleedin' and your legs can't seem to stand |
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Your eyes fix on the shotgun |
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That you're holdin' in your hand |
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There's seven breezes blowin' around the cabin door |
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There's seven breezes blowin' all around the cabin door |
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Seven shots ring out |
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Like the oceans pounding roar |
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There's seven people dead on a south dakota farm |
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There's seven people dead on a south dakota farm |
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Somewhere in the distance |
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There's seven new people born. |
