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She was walkin' with lovin' in her eyes |
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Momma didn't know where she was |
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She nearly started a riot |
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She called the police to check it out |
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Took her boyfriend down town |
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He thought he was a criminal |
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Yeah, he though he was a real hard case |
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Oh what a day, |
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Oh what a waste |
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In this town |
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Was a Friday night football game |
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Down at the high school stadium |
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She was a cheerleader |
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With her quarterback sneaking out behind the bleachers to play |
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'Cause they don't care what people say |
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In this town |
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Nothing ever changes in this town |
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And the story's always the same one in this town |
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And I thank you lord for keepin' us safe |
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And I thank you mother for making us pray |
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She is a single mother workin' at a restaurant |
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Under protective custody |
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And every day a boy reminds her of what they lost |
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By movin' away from the city |
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She says I know that you miss your friends in L.A. |
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But at least your father is so far away |
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From this town |
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From this town |
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Nothin' ever changes in this town |
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And the story's always the same one in this town |
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And I thank you lord for keepin' us safe |
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And I thank you mother for making us pray |
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For making us pray |
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There's an old man on a front porch swing |
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And he's always talkin' to nobody |
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But if you ever stop to listen |
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You might learn a thing or two |
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Yeah, I'm talkin' to you |
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You see, once he was a young man |
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And he was holdin' a young girl's hand |
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And they where walking' down by the lake |
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And about 1948 |
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And they had their first kiss |
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Oh, with the moon shining down |
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And they had the true love |
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Oh, it really could be found |
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In this town |
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Oh, in this town |
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Oh |
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Yeah, in this town |
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Yeah, in this town |
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Nothin' ever changes in this town |
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And the story's always the same one in this town |
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And I thank you lord for keepin' us safe |
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And I thank you mother for making us |
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Oh, for making us pray |
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For making us pray |
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In this town |
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Oh, in this town |
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It's just the way it goes in this town |
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It's just the way things go in this town |