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Do Not Disturb by |
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Patty Larkin |
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She had a do not disturb sign hanging off her back |
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She looked taller than she was in her tapered slacks |
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Calculated head of hair and cowboy boots |
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She said, |
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I'm a country girl from down on 8th avenue |
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She bought a bottle of wine |
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Two bananas and a |
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New York Times |
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The man behind the counter smiled this time |
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Cant blame him boys |
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I heard him sigh above the dirty white noise |
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I saw a poodle in a parking lot look just like you |
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He was sitting in a pink |
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Cadillac with a view |
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Waiting for his mistress with a beret on his head |
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I wanted to laugh but it wasnt funny yet |
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It was a quarter to nine |
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He was running on |
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Las Vegas time |
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Show's about to start so stand in line |
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Can't blame him boys |
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I heard him sigh above the dirty white noise |
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Three women in the front seat of a 60's |
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Chevrolet |
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Fins and wings and rattle of tailpipe |
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Driving down a |
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New York City street like it was day |
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But it was 2 |
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AM and they were stuck at a red light |
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Somebody yelled from behind |
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Thought the three looked like a valentine |
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But the bumper sticker read |
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Treat Her |
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Right Can't blame 'em boys |
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I heard 'em sigh above the dirty white noise |
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He was watching the |
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TV like it was really gonna talk |
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Watching it close like it was really gonna walk |
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Some woman on the screen was getting killed again |
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It was a rerun of the rerun where they all die in the end |
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I don't know why |
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He was a big fan of the violent crime |
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Remote control was hidden in his eyes |
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Can't blame him boys |
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I heard him sigh above the dirty white noise |
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We were sitting in a cafe designed by |
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Paul Hlee |
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I asked myself, is this real or a toupee |
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Everybody was so young they still smoked cigarettes |
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I guess the collective unconscious hasn't woken up yet |
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It was a quarter to nine |
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We were running on |
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Las Vegas time |
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Show's about to start so stand in line |
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Can't blame us boys |
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We all sigh above the dirty white noise |